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OT: those are some skewed definitions of meritocracy... The real issue the feminist camp is missing is that in a real meritocracy no one looks at your gender or
by andreiw 11y ago
OT: those are some skewed definitions of meritocracy... The real issue the feminist camp is missing is that in a real meritocracy no one looks at your gender or background. The real issue at stake in the corporate world today is that a meritocratic org is an unattainable ideal - they don't exist. Every org ends up being an ol' boys club. And being an ol' gals club is going to be just more of the same. Double hilarity for women from GitHub getting discriminated against based on their affiliation - this just proves that feminism is simply the other side of the same sexist coin.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> The real issue the feminist camp is missing is that in a real meritocracy no one looks at your gender or background. A real meritocracy serves exactly the values of whatever person or group defines the merit function; when sexists exist and are in positions of social power, "real meritocracies" will also be sexist.
- Spivak 11y agoWe can't let this issue devolve into something this stupid. Yes, if one of the factors determining merit is being able to lift 250lbs then you'll probably end up with a staff of mostly men simply because there are comparatively few women who do strength training. Assuming that this requirement is reasonable for the type of work there is nothing sexist about the hiring practice. The unequal distribution of specific types of merit between men and women is not the responsibility of the hiring manager. If you put the burden of social change and "making up for discrimination" on businesses then they're going to hire just enough "___"s to not look discriminatory, give them inconsequential projects, and hire the rest of the team on merit.