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I think we sort of ignore this as an industry because we still look at DE&I primarily through the lense of representation and proportions and not in terms of ac
by jrsj 4y ago
I think we sort of ignore this as an industry because we still look at DE&I primarily through the lense of representation and proportions and not in terms of actual power being wielded for the benefit of an in-group at the expense of the out-group. You don't need to be an outright majority to wield political power like that. And it can easily go against industry wide trends in the context of a specific company too if cliques like this form.
- malermeister 4y agoIn the US diversity is also seen through an oversimplifying lense of "race". Serbs, Croats and Bosnians are all "white", but there's a good chance they won't get along. Similarly, Pakistanis and Indians are both "South Asian" etc etc
- treis 4y agoIt's also because it's not exactly racial discrimination. They didn't hire almost all Indians because they thought white/black/hispanic people were inferior. At least I don't think they did. It was more network based and as immigrants their network were mostly other immigrants. Plus there's a lot of discrimination going the other way where American born developers got the preference. Again, not really due to racism (at least AFAICT) but more because of culture & language barriers.