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Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by bbctol on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @04:34PM (#12688281)
I don't think favoritism is responsible for all of men's achievements or actions? I don't see how that's even relevant?

You were suggesting in the top comment that women are being given jobs because they are women (rather than men), and that that is unjust. I don't see the difference between that statement and the idea that women are "taking" (i.e., unjustly acquiring) jobs (which would otherwise have been men's.)

Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by mhuffman on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @04:48PM (#12688400)
> You were suggesting in the top comment that women are being given jobs because they are women

I did not.

However, since you bring it up, women statistically can not move up the ranks faster than men, right?

There are about 50/50 men/women in the country. They are the same in every way but genitals.

So about half of those rising through the ranks should be men and about half women. Right?

I mean this is literally the argument that sexism explains our current workforce distribution, so I presume the argument holds the other way around?

I am suggesting that "we should hire more women" is every bit as sexist as "we should hire more men".

If you want to get rid of all -isms, why not do blind hires based on resume/testing (weighted some way)?

Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by bbctol on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @05:02PM (#12688496)
So you have a problem with saying "we should hire more women," but you don't have a problem with women being given jobs because they are women? I am literally just confused. Do you think women are being given jobs that should have gone to men in a fair world or not?
Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by mhuffman on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @05:46PM (#12688788)
> I am literally just confused

Yes you are. You have completely confused everything I have written, even though I thought it was in plain English.

> Do you think women are being given jobs that should have gone to men in a fair world or not?

I think people should hire blindly using blind job tests and weighted experience/education. That would get rid of all "-isms".

I imagine that people would still find something to bitch about, though.

Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by bbctol on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @09:01PM (#12689711)
Do you think that women are taking men's jobs?