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I’ve proposed this as well and it went over like a lead balloon. As did the very idea that more diversity would be good for the team. Ah well.


> As did the very idea that more diversity would be good for the team.

So, while I wholeheartedly agree that diversity inherently benefits teams and businesses (different experiences will lead to new and different approaches), it's just not a very convincing argument, because it feels "mushy". Here's one that I think is better:

If it's true that e.g. women have a harder time getting engineering jobs due to unconscious bias (and I'd posit that this is clearly the case), then that means female engineers are, as a group, undervalued. You should be able to hire a better female engineer for the same amount of money.

Harsh? Sure. But that's beside the point.


> If it's true that e.g. women have a harder time getting engineering jobs due to unconscious bias

Cite this.

For the tech sector, in developed nations, this is nonsense.


It should go over like a lead balloon since it is literally illegal discrimination.


Please explain? I am not aware of such a law and have never encountered this response before.




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