From Valleywag: Michael Wallent, a general manager at Microsoft, will return to work in January as Megan Wallent. While this news is interesting in a "huh, that doesn't happen every day" sort of way, the blog post touches on broader issues about gender and Microsoft: This is a company that as of late last year counted only 100 women among its top 900 executives -- those Wallent's rank and higher. In becoming Megan, he'll only improve that ratio by 0.1 percent. Read the full article.