What reactionary change?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Memo guy wants to see diversity targets, special support systems out. Many people disagree with him. The science does not simplify this.
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Replying to @BigBadSystems
Biological gender differences are something to consider when setting targets. There's a reason we won't see 50/50 representation everywhere.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
The point is that those differences don't reduce to things that make simple profession preferences fit. As memo guy himself sees.
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Replying to @BigBadSystems @HPluckrose
And our understanding of biological differences is not robust enough to support business decisions, esp. at lay level.
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Replying to @BigBadSystems
And our understanding of culturally constructed differences is even poorer and much harder to measure. So let's work on both.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
As the author of the study points out, though, culture is likely an accelerant or inhibitor to whatever bio dif exists
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Replying to @HPluckrose
... which is why programs that go some way to amend the biases of clear cultural biases against x or y group are a great idea ;).
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Replying to @BigBadSystems
Absolutely. My mother was instrumental in getting her employer - a bank - to open up accountancy exams to women. I'm all in favour.
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What I'm not in favour of is assuming that imbalance is discrimination & that male preferences are default human ones.pic.twitter.com/fZ0LdyzwhZ
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