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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Aug 10, 2017 10:11:58 GMT
It all hit the fan when Google (now ex) employee James Damore claimed women are biologically inferior in technical especially computer fields. Thoughts? It is time to be “open about the science of human nature”. This was the assertion of software engineer James Damore to his colleagues at Google, in an internal memo that has since led to his sacking. “I’m simply stating,” Damore wrote, “that the distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and that these differences may explain why we don’t see equal representation of women in tech and leadership.” He went on to imply that women’s “stronger interest in people” and “neuroticism” might make them less naturally suited to being coders at Google.
The company’s leadership viewed the matter differently, firing Damore and sparing his female colleagues the need to prove their biological aptitude for working with computers.
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Post by faustus5 on Aug 11, 2017 16:51:57 GMT
It was typical know-nothing pseudo-science bullshit of the type one always hears from misogynist idiots.
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Post by SciFive on Aug 14, 2017 22:53:16 GMT
I'm a woman in computer programming.
I think most women (and most men) just aren't interested in this profession.
More men like it than women, though.
It's a good profession and there are a lot of different things one can do in it.
I've found it to be a satisfying career.
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Post by PreachCaleb on Aug 25, 2017 16:03:40 GMT
They used to the say the same thing about black people.
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