No, I Don't Want a Ticket for the Women's Luncheon

Re:No, I Don't Want a Ticket for the Women's Luncheon by swombat on Thursday May 02, 2013 @07:00AM (#5643611)

Worth clarifying: I'm not saying you should ignore the issue of balance, I'm just saying you should ignore the issue of "sexism in technology".

Making efforts to hire a team with some male-female balance is just as worthwhile as making efforts to hire a team that's balanced long other criteria. No one wants to work for an all-male company, just as no one wants to work for an all-female company. There's not even really a need to look at the market opportunities side of things. Balance is just more comfortable for everyone.

If you're creating a company and planning you're hiring, and you're not a jerk, you probably are worried about keeping some kind of balance.

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Re:No, I Don't Want a Ticket for the Women's Luncheon by shantanubala on Thursday May 02, 2013 @07:06AM (#5643628)

Yup, I was agreeing with you -- I probably should've made it clearer.

I just wanted to point out that people sometimes confuse "sexism" and "imbalance" -- a poor gender ratio doesn't imply sexism, and a good ratio doesn't get rid of sexism.

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Re:No, I Don't Want a Ticket for the Women's Luncheon by subsystem on Thursday May 02, 2013 @07:13AM (#5643646)

"[...] and a good ratio doesn't get rid of sexism"

I'm not so sure, I think diversity in general takes away a lot of lazy discriminatory behavior in the long run.

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