Re: passed over for promotion by men half their age
The statistical point aside, that "passed over for promotion" bit in the article needs revisiting. The important bit is the reason the hypothetical women were passed over for promotion:
In private you'll hear stories of women passed over for promotion by men half their age, because he went to university with the founders;
This is not an example of sexism, and nor is it misogyny. It's something like nepotism (but not quite because that's specific to relatives, I believe - there's probably a suitable word, but I don't know it.)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
