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I loved her honesty in admitting that she will probably never have an idea of whether her gender played a role in her admission to MIT. I was not however expecting the hard sales pitch at the end which felt like an improper way to end a relatively interesting train of thought. Maybe that's why the bulk of the post lacking specific answers to the proposed problems.



I guess a more general way of putting it would be that I believe in redefining credentialing in tech to be more efficient/meritocratic in parallel with giving broader access to education.


A "train of thought" is cheap. Author is doing something about the issue, not just talking. What is wrong with promoting ones work?




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