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MSM war on the tech industry
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:46 am
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:46 am
This has been going on for 3 months now in print media. USA Today and the NYT print at least 2 articles a week chiding tech companies for not hiring enough blacks and females. The industry is dominated by white and Asian males. This has become a crusade for them.
Some spokesmen for the companies, like Microsoft and Google get really defensive and say stuff like 'Yeah, we're trying to do a better job of creating more diversity in our hires."
But last week the guy who invented Pay Pal really stepped in it. He said "The tech industry is the closest thing to a true meritocracy in the business world. We hire the best people regardless of race or gender."
Well, this didn't sit well with Gannet. In USA Today they responded: "Oh yeah? Well, if that's true how come there are so few women hires? Are you saying men are smarter than women? Hmmm?"
Nowhere do they consider the possibility that more men are drawn to that field of study. Or that men have a greater aptitude in technology. Oh no, that can't possibly be true.
Some spokesmen for the companies, like Microsoft and Google get really defensive and say stuff like 'Yeah, we're trying to do a better job of creating more diversity in our hires."
But last week the guy who invented Pay Pal really stepped in it. He said "The tech industry is the closest thing to a true meritocracy in the business world. We hire the best people regardless of race or gender."
Well, this didn't sit well with Gannet. In USA Today they responded: "Oh yeah? Well, if that's true how come there are so few women hires? Are you saying men are smarter than women? Hmmm?"
Nowhere do they consider the possibility that more men are drawn to that field of study. Or that men have a greater aptitude in technology. Oh no, that can't possibly be true.
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Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:47 am to Zach
I honestly just can't stand listening to women talk about things.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:49 am to Zach
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Nowhere do they consider the possibility that more men are drawn to that field of study.
these days that is irrelevant. that's a symptom of some sort of privilege in their eyes, and all groups should be just as interested in each industry as all other groups
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:49 am to Zach
Should of never let them out of the kitchen.... 
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:53 am to theenemy
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Should of never let them out of the kitchen
Hey, my wife is not allowed in the kitchen. If I had to eat her cooking I'd have died 15 years ago.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:57 am to Zach
Yes. USA today. Definitely a titan of tech industry periodical. That's what the professionals read!
On the bleeding edge of innovation!
Are you really that dull?
On the bleeding edge of innovation!
Are you really that dull?
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:58 am to Zach
My family's business is technology driven and I have never wanted to be part of it. I don't believe that's because I'm female but three of my four brothers were drawn to it like moths to a flame. Each earned engineering degrees that would benefit them in running the very business I reject.
My older sister has a position with the firm but its not one on the engineering side of things.
My older sister has a position with the firm but its not one on the engineering side of things.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:00 pm to mahdragonz
Do you think the target audience is the tech industry? Do you think that has any bearing on the point of the op? Are you that dull?
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:00 pm to Erin Go Bragh
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because I'm female
hey
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:00 pm to mahdragonz
No, but it is what the rabble rousers read. Look for the whining and bitching to result in an investigation/shakedown by the DOJ.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:01 pm to BBONDS25
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Do you think the target audience is the tech industry?
yeah wtf
a "tech industry periodical" will defend the behavior of the tech industry. i don't know what he's looking for, here, or his point
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:02 pm to mahdragonz
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Are you really that dull?
I don't read USA for tech info, moron. This is a political issue. It's called affirmative action. Quotas.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:03 pm to Zach
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This is a political issue. It's called affirmative action. Quotas.
fyi, you can be more efficient by just saying "privilege". same shite, different buzz word
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:06 pm to BBONDS25
If you read the trade and pro stuff about tech (my field and business) you would see the arguments aren't that there aren't enough women in tech.
The argument that I see is the nature of it is essentially a man-child computer nerd dominated culture and it inhibits women pursuing it as a career option. Smart women are putting their skills in things like medicine and law. IT is trying to find a way to recruit that talent but has been less effective.
They aren't leaning in.
However I read the nyt almost every day and I don't know what the op is talking about the cries of women and tech. Sounds made up for a fake point. USA today is a joke.
The argument that I see is the nature of it is essentially a man-child computer nerd dominated culture and it inhibits women pursuing it as a career option. Smart women are putting their skills in things like medicine and law. IT is trying to find a way to recruit that talent but has been less effective.
They aren't leaning in.
However I read the nyt almost every day and I don't know what the op is talking about the cries of women and tech. Sounds made up for a fake point. USA today is a joke.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:07 pm to Zach
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I don't read USA for tech info, moron. This is a political issue. It's called affirmative action. Quotas.
Name me one tech company that uses quotas
Just one.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:11 pm to mahdragonz
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If you read the trade and pro stuff about tech (my field and business) you would see the arguments aren't that there aren't enough women in tech.
The argument that I see is the nature of it is essentially a man-child computer nerd dominated culture and it inhibits women pursuing it as a career option. Smart women are putting their skills in things like medicine and law. IT is trying to find a way to recruit that talent but has been less effective.
so basically the industry rags are promoting the PR of the industry?
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However I read the nyt almost every day and I don't know what the op is talking about the cries of women and tech.
A Brand New World In Which Men Ruled
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Instead of narrowing gender gaps, the technology industry created vast new ones for Stanford University’s pioneering class of 1994.
Hacking Sexism in Tech
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Bias against women in tech is pervasive, whether in the blatant sexism female video game developers face, the dismissive attitudes of C.E.O.’s or day-to-day difficulties that estrange women, even on the business side of the industry.
Many of the biggest tech companies — including Google, Facebook, Apple and Yahoo — have released diversity reports in an effort to be transparent about how few women and minorities they employ.
But what more should tech companies do to eliminate bias against women?
Taking Steps to Fix Gender Gap in Tech
Bravado is seen as Competence in Tech
*ETA: that's 2 months
This post was edited on 12/28/14 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:12 pm to mahdragonz
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Name me one tech company that uses quotas
Just one.
that's basically the argument going on about Tech
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:15 pm to mahdragonz
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Name me one tech company that uses quotas
Kinda the point of the whole damn thread. Hope you've got a better feel for tech vs the English language
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:17 pm to ItNeverRains
Those are opinion pieces.
There was only one article.
There was only one article.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 12:21 pm to mahdragonz
So, you agree with the op?
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