I suspect this is somehow related to driving women out of tech since the 1980s. More women? Not "valuable". Valuable? Get rid of the women.
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RT @asociologist
I wonder if one reason we're seeing a conservative backlash against expertise in general relates to the decreasing male dominance of higher education and especially doctorates. (Source: 2015 Council of Economic Advisers report on the gender pay gap.)
https://twitter.com/asociologist/status/1338473034211094531