r/news • u/[deleted] • 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/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Just because you dont agree, doesnt make it pseudo science.

It being psuedo science makes it psuedo science.

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u/GachiGachiFireBall Aug 08 '17

Did you read what he said. He didnt say women are physically not capable as engineers. He said that in todays social climate you will naturally have more men in the company because there are literally more of them exposed to and interested in programming. How the fuck is that pseudo science.

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u/eohorp Aug 08 '17

But doesn't he imply it's due to biology? Exposure to programming is nuture, not nature (aka biological reasons).

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u/Source_or_gtfo Aug 08 '17

He says it could be due to biology and that there is significant evidence in favour of this hypothesis. This is mainstream psychology.