If girls won't enter STEM due to misogyny, don't mollycoddle them by cutting free speech. Instead, teach girls to give as good as they get.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Even if you agree with what he said, sending a company-wide memo that broke employee guidelines was the exact wrong way to lodge a complaint
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
A guideline infraction was cited by the CEO in his memo to the company, and I'll defer to him on this.
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Replying to @MattyPGood
Google didn't fire him for breaking guidelines. They fired him for "reinforcing stereotypes" (though his assertions had scientific validity)
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
"violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace."
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Replying to @MattyPGood
I see. Well, "Code of conduct" is arbitrary. In the end, it amounts to treating women as children (i.e. they need protection from bad ideas)
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Assuming Google is like every company I've worked for, he had to sign a contract requiring him to follow the code of conduct. He broke it
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Fair enough. I still think it sets a bad precedent though. I don't like the way a simple opinion (backed up by research) can ruin your life.
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