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Re:Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias ... by briandear on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @11:44AM (#18185959)
That is very interesting. What are the stats for unemployed female engineers? Is there a shortage of female representation because female engineers aren’t being hired or is there a shortage because there are actually fewer female engineers?

There is a shortage of male therapists and kindergarten teachers: is that because males aren’t being hired or because there are fewer of them in existence?

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Re:Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias ... by petsormeat on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @12:34PM (#18186463)
A lot of us drop out mid-career. I'd argue there's more a shortage of female engineering directors, VPs, CTOs.
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Re:Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias ... by mrnobody_67 on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @12:11PM (#18186233)
Also airline pilots, nurses, michelin-starred chefs...
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