Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by smithsmith on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:17PM
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> If this is not the case he should apologize for it.
Even if your understanding is correct for which of the 3 points he should apologize for. My opinion is none.
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by jorgemf on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @04:13PM
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Well the manifesto is a clear claim of the positive discrimination in Google during the hiring process but if this is not true (which I am not sure), he should apologize.
The top comment says the diversity programs only focus in increasing the amount of people in the hiring process but the selection is the same for all. The author of the manifesto says there is positive discrimination (artificial bias) to hire minorities, the lower the bar for them. So if Google doesn't lower the bar for anyone there is no way to say anything against them, everybody is treated equal.
Can I quote a specific sentence for this? No, I would have to quote the whole manifesto.
- "Stop restricting programs and classes to certain genders or races."
- "Differences in distributions of traits between men and women may in part explain why we don’t have 50% representation of women in tech and leadership."
- "I’m also not saying that we should restrict people to certain gender roles; I’m advocating for quite the opposite: treat people as individuals, not as just another member of their group (tribalism)."
If this is not the case he should apologize for it.
Note: I mostly agree with his arguments.