Employers fail to account for a male tendency to exaggerate their own abilities when selecting people for a job, according to scientists. The study also suggests that people underestimate the mathematical skills of women and overlook them for numerical tasks even when they are equal or better than male candidates. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/article4029317.ece?dm_i=1TQL,29WRD,B8Z6O7,88V61,1