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I must have read a different memo than everyone else. The one I read said that the massive gender imbalance in software could be due to genetics, and because of
by ynniv 9y ago
I must have read a different memo than everyone else. The one I read said that the massive gender imbalance in software could be due to genetics, and because of that we shouldn't try to fix it with policy. But the reality is that there is a gender imbalance in software because of the way women are treated, and the best way to correct that is through policies that treat them better.
It shouldn't be a stretch to see that arguing against treating people respectfully is offensive.
- usaphp 9y agoYou must have read a different memo. The one he wrote can be described by the second part of your comment.
- vibrato 9y agoWho is arguing against treating people respectfully? For the sake of argument, if a group is less inclined towards a given profession, isn't it disrespectful to push them into it?
- ynniv 9y agoThe goal of affirmative action in general is to make a more welcoming environment. When the status quo is disrespectful, making the argument to perpetuate the status quo is making the argument to disrespect.
- vibrato 9y agosure, of course I agree that if cultural impacts or discrimination are the cause of these discrepancies, then perpetuating that is disrespectful. However, if biological differences cause them then affirmative action is disrespectful of those differences.