Not long ago there was a report that came out on the quality of work of women software engineers. Turns out it was significantly higher than for the average male software enginee. This is actually not a good thing, and many people came to the wrong conclusions about it. My reading is that women aren&#x27;t being hired in software unless they can prove themselves to a higher standard than men. I suspect the same is true for lots of other groups (like blacks and hispanics).<p>There remains pernicious and not widely appreciated systemic bias in this industry, and until it&#x27;s even acknowledged we&#x27;re not going to have much luck in tackling it.