▲ 385 ▼ Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com) submitted 3 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 457 comments fedilink hide all child comments The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
[+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's more like acknowledging that under such a system of selective advantages, many underprivileged demographics slip through the cracks because they're not one of the vogue disadvantaged demographics. You're left with towering historic advantages, surrounded by a hierarchy of new trendy advantages, rising in proportion to the power of their advocacy groups. That's not a level playing field, it's a city skyline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) A step in the right direction for those with well-funded advocacy groups. For those without, it's a further step in the wrong direction. Either demographic-based discrimination by private entities is a problem or it isn't. You don't get to morally vindicate selective bias because it was biased in your favor this time. Eliminate the bias. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's more like acknowledging that under such a system of selective advantages, many underprivileged demographics slip through the cracks because they're not one of the vogue disadvantaged demographics. You're left with towering historic advantages, surrounded by a hierarchy of new trendy advantages, rising in proportion to the power of their advocacy groups. That's not a level playing field, it's a city skyline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) A step in the right direction for those with well-funded advocacy groups. For those without, it's a further step in the wrong direction. Either demographic-based discrimination by private entities is a problem or it isn't. You don't get to morally vindicate selective bias because it was biased in your favor this time. Eliminate the bias. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) A step in the right direction for those with well-funded advocacy groups. For those without, it's a further step in the wrong direction. Either demographic-based discrimination by private entities is a problem or it isn't. You don't get to morally vindicate selective bias because it was biased in your favor this time. Eliminate the bias. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) A step in the right direction for those with well-funded advocacy groups. For those without, it's a further step in the wrong direction. Either demographic-based discrimination by private entities is a problem or it isn't. You don't get to morally vindicate selective bias because it was biased in your favor this time. Eliminate the bias. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent