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It's interesting that the fake female profile received multiple job offers, while the male one did not. Doesn't this contradict the popular opinion that tech gi

by verteu 13y ago

It's interesting that the fake female profile received multiple job offers, while the male one did not. Doesn't this contradict the popular opinion that tech giants discriminate against women when hiring?

Crake 13y ago
It does. Popular opinion is wrong. Only feminists believe that stuff, and their propaganda is everywhere, so a lot of normal people end up believing it too because the other side completely lacks political clout. Women are vastly more attractive applicants than men, due to sex based discrimination policies, higher college graduation rates, gender roles for men that demand they treat women better than men, and also just general curiosity garnered by an atypical applicant. Women stand out from the crowd in IT because there are so few of them. As a result, it's far easier to be noticed.
im3w1l 13y ago
I think there are quite a lot of studies showing that discrimination is indeed occurring. But if I allow myself to speculate, maybe that is for the average man vs the average woman. This was presumably a highly attractive woman.
mherkender 13y ago
I doubt it's actual job offers. More like recruiter spam. But even if it was true, I doubt the enthusiasm towards offering a job to a woman they've never and know little to nothing about could be considered positive. Hitting on job candidates isn't good for women's perception of the tech industry. But if it was recruiters? I work in tech and get spammed by recruiters all the time. I don't really think it counts for a lot, since I didn't get any until I was already in tech.
- verteu 13y ago
  If the male candidate got several job offers and the female got none, would you consider this evidence of gender discrimination? Bayes' Law says you cannot rationally hold both beliefs simultaneously.
  - mherkender 13y ago
    I am suggesting that it is either evidence of discrimination (men hitting on women) or evidence of nothing (recruiter spam). I'm not sure what you think I'm saying. And it's hard to think in terms of Bayes' Law when this is anecdotal anyway.

by verteu 13y ago

Crake 13y ago

It does. Popular opinion is wrong. Only feminists believe that stuff, and their propaganda is everywhere, so a lot of normal people end up believing it too because the other side completely lacks political clout. Women are vastly more attractive applicants than men, due to sex based discrimination policies, higher college graduation rates, gender roles for men that demand they treat women better than men, and also just general curiosity garnered by an atypical applicant. Women stand out from the crowd in IT because there are so few of them. As a result, it's far easier to be noticed.

im3w1l 13y ago

I think there are quite a lot of studies showing that discrimination is indeed occurring. But if I allow myself to speculate, maybe that is for the average man vs the average woman. This was presumably a highly attractive woman.

mherkender 13y ago

I doubt it's actual job offers. More like recruiter spam. But even if it was true, I doubt the enthusiasm towards offering a job to a woman they've never and know little to nothing about could be considered positive. Hitting on job candidates isn't good for women's perception of the tech industry. But if it was recruiters? I work in tech and get spammed by recruiters all the time. I don't really think it counts for a lot, since I didn't get any until I was already in tech.

verteu 13y ago
If the male candidate got several job offers and the female got none, would you consider this evidence of gender discrimination? Bayes' Law says you cannot rationally hold both beliefs simultaneously.
- mherkender 13y ago
  I am suggesting that it is either evidence of discrimination (men hitting on women) or evidence of nothing (recruiter spam). I'm not sure what you think I'm saying. And it's hard to think in terms of Bayes' Law when this is anecdotal anyway.