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“Distribution of...abilities” suggests “women are worse.” If the quote merely spoke of skills I could see your point, but it speaks of abilities and points to g

• jstanley 9y ago
  > “Distribution of...abilities” suggests “women are worse.” No, it doesn't. It suggests fewer women are good. It doesn't suggest that the women in the field are any worse than the men in the field, it just explains why there may be fewer women than men.
  • swsieber 9y ago
    It doesn't even suggest that. Other interpretations include that women are better at non-programming skills than men, pulling them away from tech. (That would be a plausible explanation for there being less women in tech than men, given the two groups have equal tech abilities)
    • threeseed 9y ago
      The more obvious reason is women are sick of having to deal with an industry full of people like Damore. I know I am.
      • 5ilv3r 9y ago
        You will never achieve social justice with hate.
• Idontknowmyuser 9y ago
  if more woman are better at empathy ( already proven as fact), wouldn't you agree that some women might prefer jobs that can capitalize on that empathy. this argument uses "Distribution of...abilities" without indicating in any part that women are worse at anything. the phrase “Distribution of...abilities” does not suggest that “women are worse.”
• mv4 9y ago
  No it doesn't. It suggests that abilities may be distributed differently. People are not identical.