Also, @KelseyTuoc published a smart piece looking on difficulty of relying on research by firms, and the need to scrutinize their claims:http://www.vox.com/2019/2/20/18232762/gender-diversity-tech-bad-research-recruiting-new-york-times …
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It's a *really* good point -- this issue of industry-generated stats crops up in every area I've reported in: Tech, marketing firms issuing research on trends, real-estate firms putting out numbers on demand, etc.
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It's compounded, as she notes, by situations where writers rely on press reports of research, without looking to original stuff. This is precisely where I messed up here, and a good lesson for the future.
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And seriously: Thanks again to everyone who cocked an eyebrow and spoke up!
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This is great, Clive! And marvellous work by
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Thank you! And yep, her writing on this subject is really great!
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As far back as the very early 1980's there were programs to promote women in tech. Our company (Vector Graphic Inc) was the first public tech company with a female CEO (Lore Harp). Bringing women into tech is harder than it first appears.
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You only got the sign wrong. Could happen to anyone.
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Or let me put it another way: anyone who's been conscious for any amount of time in the last ten years knew that tech companies wanted more women and favored them ( some) in hiring. To come to the opposite conclusion, to believe it for even a minute, you had to be toking.
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Kudos for being a class act.
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