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I think what's more interesting is that these companies are "less white" than the country (~72% white, or ~63% non-Hispanic white)[1] but get criticized for bei
by frostmatthew 12y ago
I think what's more interesting is that these companies are "less white" than the country (~72% white, or ~63% non-Hispanic white)[1] but get criticized for being "mostly white."
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Race_and_ethnicityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Race_and_ethnicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Sta...
- DanBC 12y agoThere are posts on HN from people asking why they should diversify their workforce; stating that they would feel uncomfortable employing someone who disclosed a history of mental illness; asking why it's acceptable to give womenTernity leave (and blaming the lack of women in tech on those women for becoming de-skilled during motherhood); and the "cultural fit" thing is really strong on HN. SF companies do well on one measure of diversity (they employ Asian males) but pretty poorly on other scales (women; older people; people with disabilities, etc)