1. Just as much as the 20 percent male did. This is middle management, and the ratio is roughly 50%.

2. How is the gender ratio of the broader industry relevant here? If everyone discriminates, is it okay to discriminate? Maybe these women were just better at their jobs than the male candidates.

Anecdotally, the average woman I've worked with is far more competent than the average man I've worked with. Are you willing to deny fundamental but politically-incorrect gender differences in your social justice crusade?

> This is middle management, and the ratio is roughly 50%.

Can you cite any sources for said ratio, for middle management in IT?

I'm genuinely curious - I don't know the numbers, but I also find it hard to believe, just on the basis of the distribution that I've seen in various places where I worked.