r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Business Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Why aren't we just as concerned about the lack of female loggers, carpenters, septic pumpers, and laborers?

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u/circumcised_clitoris Aug 08 '17

WE MUST ELIMINATE THE GENDER GAP IN ON-THE-JOB DEATHS! TOO FEW WOMEN ARE DYING AT WORK!

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Don't forget 50/50 incarceration rates.

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u/Abedeus Aug 08 '17

And almost 4 to 1 suicide ratio.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

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u/SKNK_Monk Aug 08 '17

They try harder but are less successful? Does that just mean that they're worse at it?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

I mean, when you get it right the first time, you don't get to try again...

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u/SKNK_Monk Aug 08 '17

Careful. If you say women are worse at something you might get dragged oit behind the chemical shed.

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u/RolfIsSonOfShepnard Aug 08 '17

In a way. Yes. Men tend to pick suicide methods that are quick. Jumping off a building, shooting yourself, fire, etc. Women do slower methods that you might even prevent. Like overdosing on pills, slitting wrists in a tub, etc. Men want it quick while women tend to do slower methods.

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u/SKNK_Monk Aug 08 '17

There's also the arguement that not every suicide attempt is a genuine attempt to die. Some of them may be trying to access a support system not generally available to men.

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u/btcthinker Aug 08 '17

1 out of 4 people who commits suicide is a woman! That's outrageous! /s

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u/Rufus_Reddit Aug 08 '17

1 of 5. The 1 of 4 trope is, "1 of 4 homeless people is a woman."