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You're disgusted? Really? I'm a little stunned that an organization is actually being criticized for encouraging diversity in an area where it's badly, badly ne
by GiraffeNecktie 15y ago
You're disgusted? Really? I'm a little stunned that an organization is actually being criticized for encouraging diversity in an area where it's badly, badly needed. I think that if this encourages more women to become involved with technology it would be a fantastic thing. God knows, we need it. And yes, if they gave scholarships to poor black kids or to native kids, I'd say that was a good thing too, even if it "discriminated" against rich white guys.
- timtamboy63 15y agoThe difference is that rich white guys wouldn't need the scholarship, whereas poorer males would. Etsy is discriminating against males. I do agree that there needs to be more diversity in this industry, but I'm quite shocked at how Etsy is doing it - what makes the women chosen any better than the males who could have been chosen?
- GiraffeNecktie 15y ago" what makes the women chosen any better than the males who could have been chosen?" Nothing makes them better, nothing makes them worse. The point is not to find people who are "better" but merely to fill a gap in the workforce (diversity). You can't get more diversity by hiring more of the same.
- michaelcampbell 15y agoIf they're not better, why incent them to be hired at the expense of others? Or is the argument that diversity is better just because it is?
- GiraffeNecktie 15y agoYes. Actually that's exactly it. Diversity is good for the workplace, good for the community, and good for the bottom line.
- michaelcampbell 15y agoI'm not disputing that, because I have no data to back up a dispute. Is there data on the positive side?