I apologize if this comment makes HN readers uncomfortable, but this article is just another one of those trite "There is discrimination in [field X]" articles with the whole basis of argument on anecdotal evidence. I don't profess to know any better, but are there empirical evidence (Say, experiments with the same resumes with male/female names sent around)?

Perhaps I'm the only one who cares about data integrity, but making a conclusion from small observations is pretty flawed at best. Decisions should be data-driven.