You feel awash in frustration. You don’t know what to say back. You search for a good rebuttal, but find none. You, my friend, have just been hit with the most common and pervasive argument against gender equality in technology. This is an argument that comes up on a weekly basis when I do lectures and trainings, and it’s one that I’ve heard countless times.
The argument goes something like this: if we hire more women, the quality of our hires will decrease.