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How to address gender bias when your colleagues claim to be merit-focused

My computer science department is 90% male and every time I suggest we examine why this matters my colleagues say we should focus on merit not demographics but our definition of merit seems designed to exclude everyone who isn't like us.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your workplace calls it "merit," but the rules seem built to keep the same kind of people out.

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