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I don't know why I'm responding to the most flippant comment here, but I think your argument, however poorly stated, is worth countering.

"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." - James Damore

I don't think the preceding quote is an "opinion they disagree with" as much as it is pseudo-intellectualism covering up outright hate. This is stated as a fact, not cited and not backed up. It asserts that women are not fit to work at Google, and implies that the women he works with are incompetent because of biology. If your coworker asserted that you were biologically inferior at your job, I think you would take drastic measures as well.


>> distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ

>> It asserts that women are not fit to work at Google,

No, it does not. It talks about well-known well-researched differences in distributions of preferences between men and women in general.

>> and implies that the women he works with are incompetent because of biology.

Absolutely does not imply that since it relates to men and women in general, not just Google employees and not even just the tech crowd.




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