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Where was it disproven? The article says that the research was controversial, not that it's false.
by nv-vn 8y ago
Where was it disproven? The article says that the research was controversial, not that it's false.
- komali2 8y agoTrue or false isn't necessarily something I think you could say in debates about human genetics, yet. For now I say it was "handled" in that not only did he fail to demonstrate that female disinterest in engineering, compared to male, is due to inherent psychological differences, and I quoted a couple people far more qualified than me that reached the same conclusion (their statements are in the article. The Wikipedia page is another good summary)
- stevenwoo 8y agoNotably, Damore makes pretty much the same arguments against using race in hiring as he does gender, but failed to provide any proof for his arguments, he only really gave what he interpreted as evidence for his gender beliefs. There's little to disprove except for Damore's interpretation of results as being proof for his argument. When right wing trolls attacked a female CS lecturer, she wrote a long response here: https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/8/11/16130452/google-memo-women-tech-biology-sexism https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/8/11/16130452/google-m...