Posted on 08/05/2017 3:37:47 PM PDT by aquila48
A company trying to recover from allegations of rampant sexism might reasonably think that hiring a female chief executive would help it restore credibility with customers and - perhaps more importantly - with potential employees in a tight marketplace for talent. But what if no women wanted the job?
That looks to be the case for Uber, the troubled ride-hailing company trying to replace deposed chief executive Travis Kalanick after a reign defined by highflying growth and a toxic brand of corporate machismo. In the wake of Kalanick's departure, a number of A-list female executives have made it clear they are not interested in the role.
Indeed, after a nationwide search that involved copiously combing through binders full of women across corporate America, the company has come up short. There are no women left on its current shortlist, which is down to three CEO candidates, according to people familiar with the search who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter freely.
Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was a top pick for the board, but she didn't want the job. Neither did Susan Wojcicki, chief of Google-owned YouTube. General Motors chief executive Mary Barra and EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall, were reportedly approached, but did not pan out. Last week, HP chief executive Meg Whitman prominently took herself out of the running with a post on Twitter.
"Normally I do not comment on rumors," she tweeted, "but the speculation about my future and Uber has become a distraction."
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Always hire the best person. Period.
When you start with an idiotic premise, as that follows is...well, pretty much the same.
Binders full of women? Seriously???
Love, Mitt
make that - *all* that follows...
Moreover, isn’t that outright premeditated discrimination?
Can you imagine the reaction if a company announced they were looking to fill a high level position with a white male??
There’s a lawsuit in there somewhere.
Three....white....men?
The first one to announce his transition to a female will get the job...
No oroblem-gender fluidity you know....
There are only a few fields where it is appropriate to hire a girl because of her anatomy. This is not one.
I probably have an unpopular view here, but I would take a woman over a man if they are considered equally qualified. It has nothing to do with diversity. Society does discount woman’s leadership a little bit because there aren’t too many of them. If a woman is considered as good a leader as another man based purely on merit, she probably is better than him.
With all the “non-binaries” around these days, how do they know who is a woman and who isn’t? Glad I grew up in a simpler time where I didn’t have to ask my date if she was a female.
Would ask a person’s gender constitute a hate crime or sexual assault?
Uber, see if one of those 3 would change sex, then you have a female CEO...
Will she be from India like the programmers?
Liberals say gender doesn’t matter, then demand women for these roles. Hypocrites.
Will they have to get sex change operations?
Hire one of the male candidates. Announce that he identifies as a female lesbian with a preference for wearing men’s suits and don’t you dare judge him.
“If a woman is considered as good a leader as another man based purely on merit, she probably is better than him.”
Is Uber even going to be around for much longer?
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