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0 pointsserverholic3y ago0 comments

I don’t think you really understood what I said.

If your goal is population distribution then you are inevitably hiring based on attributes other than skill.

For example, women don’t make up 50% of the engineering talent pool so if your goal is 50% women then you have to lower standards to achieve that.

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glandium3y ago

if your goal is 50% women then you have to lower standards to achieve that.

You don't have to. But you'd remove them from the job market, making the pool smaller for other companies. IOW, a few companies can target 50% women, but that'll make it that much harder for other companies.

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