I think there is a big fallacy with this statement: "What the government cannot do directly, it now requires employers to do in its stead: police 'discriminator

I think there is a big fallacy with this statement: "What the government cannot do directly, it now requires employers to do in its stead: police 'discriminatory' speech." Far from it. Avoiding discriminatory speech is very much in the best interest of the companies themselves: promoting a good work environment, keeping people focused on the work at task, minimizing the chance that people's personal biases impact their ability to work together effectively, avoiding bullying and harassment, etc. In fact, these policies work very well for all involved. It certainly isn't some conspiracy theory about the government. Good laws increase productivity and improve working conditions for everyone as a whole. Of course it can be argued - did this memo cross that line? The biological argument was not what offended me as a woman. I imagine if I worked there it'd be highly uncomfortable to know that a coworker feels that his fellow female coworkers are undeserving of their jobs, or in surplus as 10% of developers. It simply breeds an unfriendly work environment so I think Google acted well. As interesting as the biological argument is - it isn't really a good justification for changing policy. First off it's very hard to prove what is due to biology and what is due to social influence, thought patterns, expectations, woman gravitating toward comfort zones etc. At my university on paper more woman were in the Biology major than men while I was in the 30% percent that was in computer science. Why? I did it on a whim because I like to try new things I don't know much about. What I found was that computer science was far from being more technically challenging or rigorous than Biology (or the medical field) but people's general assumptions about it were more deeply engrained. Anyway I could go on but basically it's a complicated topic. Companies should not alter policies due to biological arguments- they should continue to seek applicants which are qualified for the job.