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Google fire man who claims that women are underrepresented because they are biologically different, not because of bias....

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Ok, there's a bit more to it than is in the headlines, but you can see the full "anti-diversity manifesto" here. It's quite a read!


My personal reading is this was written by someone well-meaning but extremely mis-led and confused about why tech companies need to address diversity. It's also full of conjecture and is unnecessarily divisive (constant references to "left" and "right").


Were they right to fire him? Or was he perfectly entitled to publish his thoughts, regardless of whether or not we (or his employer) like it? Any other thoughts on the manifesto? Was there a fair point buried somewhere in the ranting?




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    David,

    The KPIs for the IET are, obviously, different than for private industry. It is also true that each commercial business can adopt multiple KPIs in addition to return on investment. I was simply pointing out that different organizations have different cultures and typically employees are encouraged to align with those cultures.

    I work for a Government agency and the KPIs are yet again different. There is a strong commitment to equality at any cost. Whether one agrees with that, is, of course, up to individual taxpayers, some of whom, like me, are also employed by the Government.

    Edwin


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    David,

    The KPIs for the IET are, obviously, different than for private industry. It is also true that each commercial business can adopt multiple KPIs in addition to return on investment. I was simply pointing out that different organizations have different cultures and typically employees are encouraged to align with those cultures.

    I work for a Government agency and the KPIs are yet again different. There is a strong commitment to equality at any cost. Whether one agrees with that, is, of course, up to individual taxpayers, some of whom, like me, are also employed by the Government.

    Edwin


    Sent from my Mobile Device ---@.
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