Men Have Always Used 'Science' to Explain Why They're Better Than Women

http://gizmodo.com/men-have-always-used-science-to-explain-why-theyre-bett-1797608461

by jdp23 • 9 years ago

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jstanley2• 9 years ago

In the now-viral document entitled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” Damore asserts that women are biologically ill-equipped to handle the rigors of the tech industry.

Did they even read it? He does not assert anything like that.

emodendroket11• 9 years ago

I found this by just looking for the word "biological" in the original: "I’m simply stating that the distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and that these differences may explain why we don’t see equal representation of women in tech and leadership."

GenericsMotors3• 9 years ago

And I can't see how one would interpret that as meaning "ill-equipped to handle the rigors of the tech industry".

jstanley2• 9 years ago

Right. That's not the same as asserting that women are "ill-equipped to handle the rigors of the tech industry".

He's talking about distributions, and why women might be naturally under-represented.

mizzack• 9 years ago

Gizmodo doubling down on misrepresentation, I see.

EliRivers• 9 years ago

People have always used whatever comes to hand to explain why they're better than other people. Science, morality, manifest destiny, God's chosen people, physical characteristics, literature, history, geography, geology, climate, technology, law, banking, on and on. Pick a group, pick a reason.

Men Have Always Used 'Science' to Explain Why They're Better Than Women

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