quarta-feira, 16 de agosto de 2017

«The issue of gender in digital tech»




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«This week’s hot tech topic has been the Google Memo, an open document written by a Googler, James Damore, which has created a stir in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Much of the memo speculated on whether innate gender differences might be responsible for the lack of women in coding. Several of the author's comments were perceived as perpetuating gender stereotypes, leading to his being fired by the tech giant, already twitchy over claims of pay discrimination.
The issue of gender in digital tech warrants a dedicated discussion, especially since much of the popular press commentary tends towards the simplistic and emotionally-charged. (Suffice to say, there is evidence both for supply-side and demand-side problems - and lashings of confirmation bias all round)». Continue a ler.


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