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> A woman may struggle to find a job while an equally qualified man does not. The woman may exit the industry. She does not become part of the 'pool' unless she
by manfredo 8y ago
> A woman may struggle to find a job while an equally qualified man does not. The woman may exit the industry. She does not become part of the 'pool' unless she stays.
No, she joins the pool the moment she starts and she leaves the pool when she leaves.
If a company wants to keep people from leaving the pool, then the company should focus on reducing attrition. Hiring more diverse candidates doesn't necessarily reduce attrition. Remember Uber had 23% of it's workforce women at one point, it didn't help their environment.
- mseebach 8y agoWhen it comes to considering the working environment, I think it's informative to consider investment banking: a field infamous for pretty much all sorts of toxicity. Yet, it doesn't suffer from any particular gender diversity problems. That's not to say that we should be OK with an abusive environment, or that we shouldn't always strive to make the environment better for everyone. It's just unlikely to be a key causal driver of low diversity in tech.