What I find most surprising in regards to the reactions to this post, is that they are focused around the "how dare he call women stupid!" theme, instead of Google's alleged discriminatory practices.

Ignoring the whole "is one gender really better at CS than the other?" thing, is it ok for Google to consciously lower the bar when hiring female candidates? From a legal point of view I mean. Same question for their classes/programs only open to women. I'm not a lawyer, so genuinely wondering :)