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No, it's not close enough. You're acting like the low representation in tech companies is strictly because there are a lot more male white/asian/indian candidat
by eridius 10y ago
No, it's not close enough. You're acting like the low representation in tech companies is strictly because there are a lot more male white/asian/indian candidates, but that's not correct. A big reason why there are a lot fewer candidates from other demographics is in a large part because of the low representation. Lack of representation both means lack of role models, and it also serves as a big signal that someone in an underrepresented demographic is going to have a hard time succeeding in that industry. It also means that people of underrepresented groups who go into the industry anyway are not going to find very many people like themselves, which will make them less comfortable (which leads to fewer people going into the industry in the first place).
On a different note, why did you use ℅ instead of %? ℅ is U+2105 CARE OF, but you used it like a percentage.
- kofejnik 10y ago"A big reason why there are a lot fewer candidates from other demographics is in a large part because of the low representation." Can you back this with a peer-reviewed study? Or this is one of things we are supposed to take for self-evident?
- eridius 10y agoHave you ever actually tried talking to people in underrepresented groups? Asking for a peer-reviewed study for something that over 50% of the world experiences in their personal lives is just a tactic for shutting down the conversation.
- michaelbuddy 10y agoThe chances are quite high that they have spoken to "underrepresented groups" and having done so myself realize the majority of people are going after the interests they want to pursue. So what. This forced integration / diversity shaming is really just creating a safe space for scam artists with the titles of "diversity consultant."
- smnscu 10y agoOff-topic, this comment has the id 12222222. Neat! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12222222 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12222222
- vgoh1 10y agoLooks like you found a bug in the Google Keyboard on the final beta of Android Nougat on the Nexus 6P! That symbol shows up on the Google Keyboard in place of percent. I do understand the need for people to see others that look like themselves, but at what cost? Here is the cost: when you say you want "larger percent of X demographic", you could also say you want a "smaller percent of Y demographic". A company is not simply going to have a bigger workforce to fit more black women, they are going to pass on some Asian man to fit them in. That's a disservice to some hard working people. We are, after all, people. We all want different things in life.
- ralfd 10y ago> A big reason why there are a lot fewer candidates from other demographics is in a large part because of the low representation. Citation needed? And how did we arrive at the large number of asian/indian professionals today, when they too lacked representation? I am very sceptic for claiming representation as the main ("in a large part") reason.