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Maybe being a high school teacher is simply more pleasant than working in tech to some people? I don't think your example shows there is an untapped talent pool
by jhfhhhf 8y ago
Maybe being a high school teacher is simply more pleasant than working in tech to some people? I don't think your example shows there is an untapped talent pool.
Of course, in general, you can make a job more attractive (raise salaries, roll out red carpets, install slides...), and you will attract more people. That doesn't prove those people were an untapped talent pool.
Presumably there is a price that would make a high school teacher consider working in tech again. That doesn't imply companies should be willing to pay that price.
- beat 8y agoSo why are the "some people" more often female than male? I keep seeing all these explanations that are just begging the question.
- jhfhhhf 8y agoIn my opinion, because women have less need for high salaries, and also because women might more often be socially able to become teachers, compared to men. Also, women and men are different and have different preferences on average. There is also the aspect that teaching is much less technically demanding. What makes you so sure it is discrimination? If it was discrimination, why don't these women just found all-women companies?