A 'worst-case' for discrimination against men seems very likely far less severe than the current state of discrimination against women where 9:1 ratios are not

A 'worst-case' for discrimination against men seems very likely far less severe than the current state of discrimination against women where 9:1 ratios are not unheard of. And this is certainly a wonderful opportunity for debate and may not be correct, it currently is not proven to be incorrect by any stretch, and thus it cannot be claimed that the hiring practices are discriminatory. You can't compare the population ratios of engineers to the population ratios in the general population. You have to compare it to the population ratios in the applicant pool. Google does not control the world, and it isn't desirable that they do so. The gender gap in the tech industry is as concerning as the gender gap among garbage collectors. If you don't care the same amount about both, you're being hypocritical.