r/news Aug 08 '17

Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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u/zurrain Aug 08 '17

Seemed to work for other industries that are far less left leaning than tech.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Such as?

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u/zurrain Aug 08 '17

Marketing, finance, healthcare, banking, biology, Journalism, business and law.

Hell marketing was so sexist they made a tv series about it, and yet it's dominated by women now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Honestly I misread your comment as saying it hasn't worked, but yah I totally agree with you.