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Re:About This Googler's Manifesto by mcphage on Sunday August 06, 2017 @10:47AM (#14941509)
> All that Google would have to do is admit 50/50 isn't based on anything hard, and commit to finding out what the real number should be.

It is based on something hard—the gender distribution in the population.

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Re:About This Googler's Manifesto by seattle_spring on Sunday August 06, 2017 @01:06PM (#14942149)
But not the gender distribution of people who are qualified to work in the field. If we want gender parity in employment, we need gender parity in graduating classes. Trying to have one without the other is a ridiculous endeavor.
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Re:About This Googler's Manifesto by SamReidHughes on Sunday August 06, 2017 @02:25PM (#14942628)
Not to mention, gender parity in willingness to immigrate or move across the country.
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