Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for high-tech jobs

Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by thatonechad on Thursday October 12, 2017 @04:30PM (#15461068)

I'm sure all the gender studies classes has helped the vast majority of tech students become better developers

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Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by s73ver_ on Thursday October 12, 2017 @06:08PM (#15461695)

Given all the stuff that's happening lately with people like Susan Fowler, a whole lot of developers could have benefitted from more of those.

Of course, that's completely ignoring that there is far, far, far more to "liberal arts" than gender studies.

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Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by Klockan on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:58AM (#15463909)

Diversity training doesn't work though and it often makes things worse.

https://hbr.org/2012/03/diversity-training-doesnt-work

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Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by somebehemoth on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:23PM (#15468095)

You will need more citations to prove that point. Same publication, more recently published, "Two Types of Diversity Training That Really Work".

"For one, a recent meta-analysis of over 40 years of diversity training evaluations showed that diversity training can work, especially when it targets awareness and skill development and occurs over a significant period of time."

https://hbr.org/2017/07/two-types-of-diversity-training-that...

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Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by hobofan on Thursday October 12, 2017 @06:18PM (#15461752)

I think it's more the people around them that would have benefitted from it.

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Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by s73ver_ on Thursday October 12, 2017 @06:30PM (#15461823)

That too. Everyone would benefit!

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