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<p>That’s kind of a sweeping generalization.</p>
<p>My former boss, best boss I’ve ever had, said that far and away the women they hire are more qualified than the men they hire. He said that the women have higher GPAs, better extracurriculars, and that the male hires aren’t nearly as universally qualified. I was really surprised at this, and tried to challenge him on it, saying that maybe women self-select before applying, but he was adamant. The women are the better applicants, he says.</p>
<p>I’m still skeptical, and don’t even try to ask me to explain how that mentality can coexist within the restrictions of a company that doesn’t promote their female employees, but there you go. Based upon that, I’m just not so sure that you can say conclusively that companies prefer to hire men.</p>