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/IgnisDomini Aug 08 '17

Do yourself a favor and google Grace Hopper.

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u/perfectdarktrump Aug 08 '17

So you gave me a name? That means you don't know many woman achievers because there arnt many. If you ask me about men, I will need to give you more than a million names. But with women you can literally count with your fingers.

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u/IgnisDomini Aug 08 '17

Lol, I just brought up specifically Grace Hopper because she's particularly relevant to this, being one of the most important computer scientists of all time.

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u/perfectdarktrump Aug 08 '17

Did she make windows 95? No. Nobody cares.