[kangaroo5383]

It's not a conscious choice people make. It's a subjective perception issue, which is harder to fix. Example: In a room with a male and a female founder, most people will ask the male for technical help, while assuming the female is less competent technically. Interviews are highly subjective, so is wage determination.

[Crake]

That might be because a lot of women prefer other fields. If you pick a random female and a random male, chances are the female has far less relevant tech experience than the male. Even in "tech," they're more likely to be HR, graphic design, or a paid tweeter like Adria Richards was before her lack of basic git hub knowledge led her to try to bully people out of their jobs.

[magicalist]

> That might be because a lot of women prefer other fields

...and it might not be. Still completely irrelevant to this event or these speakers.

[cheez]

I can actually see myself doing this, if I didn't know both people. But is that because I'm male or because I think males are more competent? I don't know.