https://work.qz.com/1237723/silicon-valley-needs-to-set-quotas-to-solve-its-diversity-crisis/ Wth did I just read...
Don’t fight, join them... literally
New age leftist discrimination.
Just another reason Trump won and why he probably will again.
I'm feeling marginalized as a middle aged white male.
Hmmm.... As I see it, being middle aged male is enough to be marginalized. You literally won’t have a seat on the table, at least in tech.. And very soon middle aged women will join the ranks... 😊 It’s like game of football. You have until age of 35-40 or max 42, to make the most of your career money (there will be exceptions for sure, if especially in senior leadership positions but how many would they be?)
Age discrimination is real, discrimination specifically against white males in general doesn’t seem to square with what the workforce looks like though. Since older people face biases of “well maybe he’s plateaued, maybe he’s not hungry enough, maybe he’s got a family and won’t be willing to work all hours...” it seems like it would be in your interest to support and ally with the similar concerns of women and ethnic or sexual minorities.
We need to replace Bachman. Since he left the show overweight, delusional, erratic stoners are under-represented.
Action item: respectfully disagree with the article with a 🖕, and move on.
This is about speakers at conferences. They are seen as role models and figureheads. Frankly I think it makes sense. I've seen too many conferences where speakers are predominately old white men. This is a good example of tweaking things as upstream as possible - rather have a diverse speaker slate so people can see their future selves and be motivated to achieve, vs game the system in their favor. Organizations (and industries) have always looked to have their spokespeople reflect their aspire-to values - not anything new.
wasn’t my intention, my bad
There is also talk about quota system in colleges... Have read about quota system implemented in India a few years ago? Wonder how that worked out for the society there in terms of any positive or negative results. Any Indian friends care to elaborate?
I left India and came to the US to escape the quota system that pulls me down and upvotes the not-so-deserving ones. Oh man, please don't start this quota BS here as well 🙁
It can be a frustrating topic. And if possible, please enlighten about your experience because local people here may benefit from the leanings on how quota system eventually boomerangs on the intended result.
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