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engel
9y ago
Actually this argument only works for binary treats. Like "tall" vs "short". If hired random people above 6'1", we would still expect that most women hired were only slightly above the cut, while the men were a
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engel
9y ago
> The point of diversity isn't to force everyone to think men and women are identical in every capacity. I don't think he thinks that. At least not if we are to believe the memo. However I do think many of the responses took of
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engel
9y ago
He says that if 10% of men and 8% of women are suitable for tech, and google hires unbiased from suitable people, then google should expect a 55:45 gender gap. That doesn't mean that the female colleagues are unsuitable for tech, since
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engel
9y ago
> It's funny that he refuses to admit any fault in what he said Fault as in he regrets it?, or would have done it differently another time? If his goal was to get people to discuss this topic, how could he have done much better? >
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engel
9y ago
He doesn't get what? Do most people attacking him not have that belief?