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Rude. I don't see any reason why such organization shouldn't exist. I see the different side though. There is a pretty big number of male-dominated industries.
by RomanPushkin 4y ago
Rude. I don't see any reason why such organization shouldn't exist.
I see the different side though. There is a pretty big number of male-dominated industries. And I'm not surprised by the numbers the research found.
My recent conversation with a friend from Google:
- How many women are on your team?
- Not too much
- Oh, but what's the number?
- Zero, there aren't any
- wonderwonder 4y agoI'm not saying they shouldn't exist. If their funding depends on a problem existing though, I'm pretty confident that their research will always find that the problem exists and is of high importance. Not many charities are going to go, our research found this isn't really an issue, we're shutting down. Are there no women on his team because of sexism? or because far fewer women choose to graduate with a CS degree? You are assuming sexism when the answer could simply be a lack of qualified candidates. What if women simply don't like CS at the same rate as men? Only ~22% of CS graduates are women. Or is that sexist to acknowledge that those numbers may drive team makeup at software companies?
- mym1990 4y agoIt isn't about the organization existing, but about the organization backing research that reinforces the organizations beliefs(which could totally be valid). It's like the sugar industry backing research that says sugar is good for you.