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by giantg2 418 days ago
The best "underrated" way is to lowball yourself. Apply to as many places as possible, including non-tech companies. When asked, give a starting salary that's at the bottom of the range for the position or even slightly under (use indeed, glassdoor, levels, etc for the range).

Because she's a she, I strongly recommend looking at large non-tech companies that promote equality. There's probably some equality index or ESG style list to help identify them. I know they exost necaude my company gives a strong preference to female candidates, even internally for promotions and stuff. I can't give my company name but I'm sure there are others out there.

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I'm not sure your company is operating legally in most western countries.
Considering that I've seen the preference for gender in hiring negatively impact qualified candidates with disabilities, you might be right. But nobody can prove it, nor does anyone care.
If nobody can prove it, why give advice based on it?