So far most of the discussion has been around a. whether the facts in the memo were accurate and b. whether google was right to fire him. Can we talk about whe

So far most of the discussion has been around a. whether the facts in the memo were accurate and b. whether google was right to fire him. Can we talk about whether putting out a memo like this is a good idea? What is the benefit of putting out a memo like this? Clearly James saw a problem and is trying to fix it. Sexism does exist, even today, even in Silicon Valley. Why put out a paper saying that biological differences between men and women result in fewer women in tech? Women are already the underdogs in this fight. Even if it's true, what is being improved by him pointing this out? It kind of feels like if someone was to put out a paper saying "The Koch brothers pays millions of dollars in taxes but my neighbor doesn't. That's not fair!" Why defend the side that already has too much power?