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Women in tech suffer because of American myth of meritocracy

  • Written by Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Visiting Associate Professor of Engineering, Brown University
Will they disrupt the tech sector? Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

The American dream is built on the notion that the U.S. is a meritocracy. Americans believe success in life and business can be earned by anyone willing to put in the hard work necessary to achieve it, or so they say.

Thus, Americans commonly believe that those who are successful deserve to...

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