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		bad_username on April 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What was the biggest leadership challenge ... I found it difficult to read this comment due to the usage of "they", as my brain subconscioisly interprets "they" as a group of people. I am not sure what the goal here was, because revealing the gender does not deanonimize the subject.

szej on April 20, 2021 [–]

It can probably help reduce gender bias - sometimes people will judge the same actions differently based on the person's gender

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