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> If the balance was in the other direction and men or white people were being intentionally denied jobs, would that be okay? You're implying – and your argume
by adwn 6y ago
> If the balance was in the other direction and men or white people were being intentionally denied jobs, would that be okay?
You're implying – and your argument rests on – that right now, women and non-white people are being intentionally denied jobs due to their gender or the color of their skin [1], and that this is a widespread phenomenon [2]. I would really like to see some hard evidence for that claim.
[1] As opposed to their qualification or other directly relevant criteria.
[2] I'm assuming you mean in the US, or at least in the Western world.
- kevingadd 6y agoThe OP asked "There is an a priori assumption that it should be 50/50 and only then a field is just. Why CS though?" as if CS is the only field that matters here. I responded by asking more broadly about whether imbalance should be acceptable in any field and what kind of imbalance should be acceptable. Why are you immediately assuming that my question is a thin veil over some sort of implied argument? If you believe that racial discrimination in hiring (or otherwise) is made up, you need merely perform a google search to find many reputable articles and papers on the subject. Feel free to educate yourself. https://www.google.com/search?q=race+discrimination+in+hiring https://www.google.com/search?q=race+discrimination+in+hirin...