It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't

Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by mhb on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @02:17PM (#1784320)

That makes sense. But, based on the article, why couldn't you also conclude that women are better managers than men, in general, and not just because they are a better value due to cultural externalities?

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Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by tjarratt on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @02:35PM (#1784376)

Actually I would probably conclude that having a diverse culture makes better decisions than a monoculture.

Wouldn't a monoculture of yes-men, for example, be less likely to kill a failing project early on, and save money that would otherwise be wasted? Having a diverse team will provide better input on business practices, processes and work ethics, which all impact the product a business produces, and ultimately their bottom line.

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Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by stonemetal on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @03:37PM (#1784596)

>Actually I would probably conclude that having a diverse culture makes better decisions than a monoculture.

I am not sure culture counts matter as long as it is a good culture. Sure a mediocre multiculture is better than a bad monoculture but that just means mediocre is better than bad not multi better than mono.

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Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by danielnicollet on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @06:03PM (#1785169)

Actually, I would argue that a varied culture is almost always better than a very homogeneous one if you are shooting for innovation and competitive advantage. New ideas come from the clash of various ways of thinking not from the confirmation of thought paradigms.

This said, if you are running a mining company, an automotive giant, or you are operating in any industry where the priority is on reliability and tradition, I can understand why diversity could make you nervous. But never forget that diversity can become a way of life.

That's very much what hapenned to American culture anyways with the great melting pot, isn't it?

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Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by stonemetal on Wednesday October 13, 2010 @07:30AM (#1786767)

Is that what is going on in America? I am not so sure. Just because I have a group that is mixed race and gender doesn't mean they are multicultural. They could have all grown up in Dallas and gone to SMU. Most of the multiculturalism in the US seems to be the Chinese restaurant verity. So changed from its origins that you couldn't find it in China.

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Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by danielnicollet on Wednesday October 13, 2010 @07:46PM (#1789318)

Of course not. That's what you see on the surface but dig in a little bit and you'll find that there are still lots of 1st generation and 2nd generation immigrants with a wealth of unique cultural identities. I lived for years abroad in Europe and Asia and I can tell you that the US, Australia and parts of Latin america are definitely unique in that way. the rest of the world (the old world) is much more culturally homogeneous. And who is talking about race here other than Stonemetal, here? Culture has a lot more attributes than those related to gender and race.

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Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by stonemetal on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @09:31AM (#1807029)

And who is talking about race here other than Stonemetal, here?

Uh, that would appear to be you.

Actually, you can do the same right here at home by hiring minorities

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Re:It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't by mhb on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @05:10PM (#1784988)

That's a fine conclusion too, but this article doesn't preclude the alternative conclusion that a monoculture of women would be better than the status quo.

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