what’s interesting is that the women who play poker are, I would say, much smarter than the men. If you talk to Vanessa Selbst or Liv Boeree, these girls are really brilliant. I mean there are obviously plenty of very bright men as well. But somehow we have a really impressive crop of female players.”
This is true in computer programming and IT too. Any woman who survives is at least twice as good as the average guy, and usually better than that.
