About 18% of computer science graduates are women [1], so Apple (22% female) discriminates against men and Facebook (15%) discriminates against women.<p>Yes, the above is partly tongue-in-cheek (I realize that not all employees are programmers). I am just trying to make a point that companies hire from a pool of qualified candidates (with college degree usually being the &quot;qualified&quot; selector). So if the pool consists of 18% women, companies will likely <i>not</i> have more than 18% women as programmers.<p>As to why 18% of computer science graduates are women is a completely separate discussion from the topic at hand.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fortune.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;20&#x2F;the-pervasive-bias-against-female-computer-science-majors&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fortune.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;20&#x2F;the-pervasive-bias-against-fem...</a>