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Ask Slashdot: Female Engineers, Could You Please Share Your Thoughts On the Google Memo

Posted by msmash on from the what-do-you-think dept.

Reader joshtops writes: The widely circulated memo written by software engineer James Damore has become the talking point across companies in Silicon Valley, and elsewhere. In an interesting take, The Economist on Tuesday argued with the scientific or otherwise assumptions made by Damore. I was wondering what female engineers -- or females in other STEM beats -- think of the memo.

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  1. This is sexist by mi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I was wondering what female engineers -- or females in other STEM beats -- think of the memo.

    The question presumes, women have some sort of unique insight/opinion — simply due to their sex. People have lost their jobs for such ideas.

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  2. Re:We're just tired of this bullshit. by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Division is only coming from the left?

    Yep.

    Things had been just dandy to date, until the left started pushing diversity for diversity's sake and demonizing anyone or any entity that dare think otherwise.

    Well, all except the extreme dearth of short white guys playing in the NBA which I don't understand, since everyone is born equal, you know?

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