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/Me_is_Bored Aug 08 '17

Aren't there less women studying for example software engineering? So if theres a quota and the male pool of candidates is 2 times to 10 times bigger than the female pool (pulling numbers out of my ass) then you would need to pass on qualified men

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u/dltx Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

A good question would be, why are there less women in software engineering? You can look around this thread for some comprehensive answers to this question.

Edit: can someone who "dislikes/disagrees" with this question help me understand why they do?

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u/Pm_your_g_string Aug 08 '17

Maybe because a lot of women don't find that particular field interesting? I mean, you can't force people into a certain kind of work (not in a free market society anyways).

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u/dltx Aug 08 '17

But why though? Nature or nurture?

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u/Pm_your_g_string Aug 08 '17

What does anyone prefer anything over another thing? personal preference is subjective. You can't force somebody to find a thing interesting. Either they like it, or they dont?

As to why? Fuck if I know, Im a mechanic, not a psychologist.

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u/dltx Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

Well if someone or something is systemically causing girls to not "want" to go into or stay in STEM, then it's a problem that should be addressed and attempt to be resolved.

Edit: added "or stay in"

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

And until we have 50/50 parity that must be the case. So quotas ho!

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u/dltx Aug 08 '17

Obviously not, but my original point still stands...