seems like a "simpler" and more egalitarian solution would be to just encourage more females to be interested in science and technology from an early age in the first place. quota hiring is never a fair system to anyone.
There’s a simple solution to tech’s gender imbalance – Hire more damn women
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#12> We started conducting all-female recruitment cycles and suddenly things really started to change > I then made the percentage of women hired a KPI of the Director of Operations for every office Wouldn't that (especially the quota stuff) be considered illegal gender discrimination in the US?
You would think so, but it passes muster rather often. All female hiring sessions for civil service positions (police/fire) are not uncommon at all.
Re: There’s a simple solution to tech’s gender imbalance – Hire more damn women
#13> We started conducting all-female recruitment cycles and suddenly things really started to change > I then made the percentage of women hired a KPI of the Director of Operations for every office Wouldn't that (especially the quota stuff) be considered illegal gender discrimination in the US?
Some are more equal than others.
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#14Why is this flagged?