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It's time for Silicon Valley firms to disclose the race, ethnicity, gender and age of its workforce
San Jose Mercury ^
| 06/01/2014
| Michelle Quinn
Posted on 06/01/2014 8:16:48 PM PDT by artichokegrower
What about the rest of you?
Silicon Valley companies, big and small, should follow Google's lead and disclose demographic information about their workforces.
Here's why: Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company's workers is an act of goodwill to the community, a clear sign that the tech industry is ready to have a frank discussion about the issue, instead of deflecting the conversation to talking about their cool science and math K-12 initiatives.
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How about if they are white but gay? Does that offset not hiring a minority person?
To: artichokegrower
yep, liberals are complete hypocrites and don’t practice what they preach
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:19:05 PM PDT
by
yldstrk
( My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: artichokegrower
Competency is racist, who knew. Well we sure do now.
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:20:02 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: artichokegrower
RE:”
Here's why: Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company's workers is an act of goodwill to the community, a clear sign that the tech industry is ready to have a frank discussion about the issue, instead of deflecting the conversation to talking about their cool science and math K-12 initiatives.” No good comes from that.
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:20:08 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. I won. ')
To: artichokegrower
You mean...right now, 8 pm on a Sunday?
What is it with this “it’s time” crap?
Who says?
It’s time for newspapers to reach for their highest possible aspiration: puppy paper training.
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:20:33 PM PDT
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
To: artichokegrower
I think the NBA should do the same. It it way too homogenous right now. I demand quotas. We need more Asians in the NBA.
To: artichokegrower
How about legal citizenship status?
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:24:31 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
To: artichokegrower
The last I checked, journalism has the lowest diversity of any profession.
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:24:37 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: artichokegrower
let the affirmative action hires / minority set asides commence...
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:26:49 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: artichokegrower
You-uns gots to have a high school deploma first. Youse gotta be able to reed, wright and reezon.
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:37:06 PM PDT
by
batterycommander
(We will likely still be Majors, passed over twice, sitting in dimly-lit offices in the Pentagon.)
To: artichokegrower
Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company's workers is an act of goodwill to the community,Bullshit
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:37:15 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: HereInTheHeartland
“I think the NBA should do the same. It it way too homogenous right now. I demand quotas. We need more Asians in the NBA.”
Oh, I can think of one (no longer playing).
WHAT ABOUT HISPANICS???? HUH???? WHAT’S UP WITH THAT??
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:37:33 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: All
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:39:03 PM PDT
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: umgud
“Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company’s workers is an act of goodwill to the community,”
Wow, I suspect that will be a lot of BAD WILL if Silicon Valley does this. Of course, define “community”. Not THEIR “community”, of course.
It is well known that in Silicon Valley, if you aren’t in upper management by your late 30’s, you’re gone. Obviously, all those developers won’t wind up in “upper management”...but of course, should code monkeys be entitled to that somehow?
And...
San Fransisco is a perfect example of “economic gentrification”. Sure, anyone can live there, if they can afford it. Can’t afford it? Not their problem...
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:42:29 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: Chode
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:42:39 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: The Antiyuppie
Right, I DEMAND diversity.
To: EEGator
that's why they call it ACTING...
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:54:23 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Moonman62
I believe "journalists" should be identified in every article or editorial by their party affiliation, just like politicians. Brian Williams (D), NBC - Cindy "check the transcript" Crowley (D), CNN.
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posted on
06/01/2014 8:59:35 PM PDT
by
Baynative
(How much longer will the media be able to prop up this administration?)
To: artichokegrower
race obsession + fascism = big problems
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:03:12 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: artichokegrower
bleeech...depends on whether it is software or hardware. Most of the hardware is done by whites and asians. places like google and ebay and Facebook like young white males...preferrably under 40
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:04:18 PM PDT
by
Nifster
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