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The right thing to do. He needs to be replaced by a woman, and to Ariana's point they need several on the board. Plenty of work required to change the toxic culture at Uber.
FTFY: He needs to be replaced by a more qualified individual. It doesn't matter what gender they identify as.
Preparing to be bombarded with downvotes for this, but resigning over such a remark seems like an overreaction. His apology seems sincere, that should be enough. On the scale of things said about women by men in power this is about a 2/10, there's many much more egregious examples of sexism out there for people to be upset about.
It also seems like, given the context of the remarks, the (probably little) harm this causes him, and the potential for a new board member who's hopefully more inclusive, that hopefully something good comes of this.
Preparing to be bombarded with downvotes for this, but resigning over such a remark seems like an overreaction. His apology seems sincere, that should be enough. On the scale of things said about women by men in power this is about a 2/10, there's many much more egregious examples of sexism out there for people to be upset about.
The right thing to do. He needs to be replaced by a woman, and to Ariana's point they need several on the board. Plenty of work required to change the toxic culture at Uber.
FTFY: He needs to be replaced by a more qualified individual. It doesn't matter what gender they identify as.
The theory says it shouldn't matter who you are it should only be based on your professional ability. And in theory it wouldn't make a difference to the ability of a company to function whether the gender or racial mix was one sided or not.
The reality is different. The reality is that having a uniform gender and race mix across a company causes all sorts of problems to the culture which in turn flows through to the companies actions and behaviours. And so if you want your company to be healthy you need to have at least some mix of men and women and races because the fact is that employees simply behave differently when there is a mix.
Preparing to be bombarded with downvotes for this, but resigning over such a remark seems like an overreaction. His apology seems sincere, that should be enough. On the scale of things said about women by men in power this is about a 2/10, there's many much more egregious examples of sexism out there for people to be upset about.
I'm not sure whether watching HBO's Silicon Valley or just pulling up HN has given me more belly laughs at the inanity of the current state of tech over this past 12 months.
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FTFY: He needs to be replaced by a more qualified individual. It doesn't matter what gender they identify as.
While I understand the sentiment... it DOES matter what gender they identify as. Uber's culture issues deal with sexism and harassment towards Women. You need a diverse group for the board and adding white males will not fix their issue.
It was of paramount importance to mention skin colour here.
I don't understand so-called progressives like you. Do you understand that just because you have a spectrum of skin colours, or genders, does not mean you have actual diversity. That socio-economic backgrounds weights a lot more than this, and that you can have a board of 100% {colour}+{gender} with very eclectic and innovative thinking.
Taking a step back, there's always a common denominator you will be able to find between the members of an entity to proclaim that "there is no diversity because all those members share {common denominator}.
This cult you dedicate to diversity is absurd. More than that, it is marketing (saving the appearances) posing a social justice.
I hope the day "white males", whom you so very much enjoy denouncing as the root of all evil, becomes tired of this scapegoating never comes.
Preparing to be bombarded with downvotes for this, but resigning over such a remark seems like an overreaction. His apology seems sincere, that should be enough. On the scale of things said about women by men in power this is about a 2/10, there's many much more egregious examples of sexism out there for people to be upset about.
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FTFY: He needs to be replaced by a more qualified individual. It doesn't matter what gender they identify as.
A woman with a perspective on the diversity and culture they need to create seems uniquely qualified for the role.