[icambron]

That was in response to:

> In your example, I bet IBM was still predominantly male despite the anecdotal hiring of a few women that you mention.

Responding to someone's completely unsupported generalization with an anecdote to the contrary is still a step up in the conversation. If you're genuinely interested in improving the rigor of the conversation, perhaps you should reply to the grandparent with, "how do you know?"