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Re:You can’t fix diversity in tech without fixing the techni... by weberc2 on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @11:38PM (#12861427)
Google offers 18 weeks of maternity leave, and (according to the article at least) they still aren't doing any better than the industry as a whole. I also wonder how much of this perception is the result of a society that tells some groups that everyone is out to get them. Related: https://www.reddit.com/r/TiADiscussion/comments/5arevk/new_t...
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Re:You can’t fix diversity in tech without fixing the techni... by pj_mukh on Thursday November 03, 2016 @12:05PM (#12865161)
Maybe they are inadvertently out to get them? Other than anecdotal stories telling otherwise the numbers show that there is something about the culture that women find openly hostile. We can either tell them to 'get over it' ('thats just the way it is') or change the culture. I don't think the former will work.
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Re:You can’t fix diversity in tech without fixing the techni... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday November 03, 2016 @09:13AM (#12863640)
Could you qualify the particular geographic area you're referring to. Google are a multinational, only giving 18 weeks maternity leave would be illegal in the UK, for example (https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave/leave).
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Re:You can’t fix diversity in tech without fixing the techni... by weberc2 on Thursday November 03, 2016 @10:18AM (#12864092)
Presumably the U.S., but my source doesn't specify.
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