Re:I’m a woman in tech, and this is what I want in a company
by dragonwriter on Sunday April 30, 2017 @12:47PM
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> It's a company though, I don't see how diversity is important.
Sure, lots of people don't. And that's why they do the kind of things that the author talks about that signal "we're all like this here and we're looking for people just like us".
But, when you do that, you should be aware that that is exactly what you are signalling.
Re:I’m a woman in tech, and this is what I want in a company
by probablybanned on Sunday April 30, 2017 @01:36PM
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That is only what you are signaling to Leftist ideologues who take any departure from Social Justice doctrine as an excuse to construct straw man caricatures.
And that's OK, because these people are toxic.
Re:I’m a woman in tech, and this is what I want in a company
by 8note on Sunday April 30, 2017 @03:27AM
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it's a competitive advantage in hiring.
say there's five companies attracting just men, and there's one company attracting both men and women, all six are competing for the men, but only one gets the best women
Re:I’m a woman in tech, and this is what I want in a company
by user5994461 on Sunday April 30, 2017 @07:09AM
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There might very well a 10 men to 1 women ratio. The first company is not missing out much by missing 10% of the candidates.
The second company might however have a really hard time hiring if it's limiting itself to a small subset of the hiring pool.
Re:I’m a woman in tech, and this is what I want in a company
by Network2020 on Sunday April 30, 2017 @03:59AM
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I believe having employees who understand the cultural norms, beliefs, psychology and expectations of different ethnic/gender groups will definitely get you much farther with expansion and acceptance as opposed to simply having all of your employees in one gender/ethnic group. It's not an issue to start out with all team members in one category, but eventually hiring a diverse group may very well be in your best interest.
It's a company though, I don't see how diversity is important. The goal is to make money and they should hire the best people that apply, unrelated to the color of their skin.
I work for a company which is very diverse and I like it, I just don't see how it matters as a company goal (assuming that having "only white men" works for them currently).