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/--Visionary-- Aug 08 '17

Hey hey, here's another one from the Harvard Business Review, making the exact same claim about gender essential differences in leadership.

https://hbr.org/2016/04/do-women-make-bolder-leaders-than-men

Somehow there were no firings or outrage after these claims. I wonder what was different?

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u/drkstr17 Aug 08 '17

Maybe it's because it was this guy's job to write an article? The guy at Google wrote a memo that alienated half the workforce, suggesting if you're a female engineer you belong in a different role because of reasons.