The author of this post is doing a huge disservice to the almost 600 tech experts listed.
She is clearly suggesting that we should invite these experts not because they are experts but because they are women.
How acceptable is that ?
Hence , I will never get why tech industry believes so much it must be so « inclusive ».
Okay then , can we have the same thing for female dominated industry ? Sociology , Education , Nurses ? Where are the articles complaining about those sectors being crowded with the opposite sex ?
Why on earth do we have conventions with « Women who codes » but not «Women Carpenter » or « Women BrickLayer » etc... or those jobs degrading or something ?
Tech is the only sectors that believes it is so ahead in terms of values that it’s « okay » to choose people based on criterias like gender or ethnicities similar to google hiring scandals[0], and call that « Progress », and « Inclusiveness »
Sometimes I wish I was in the valley to work for top companies , then this type of articles pops up and it reminds me that I would have an arguments with nearly every co-workers on this topic almost every day.
An expert should be invited because he has dedicated a portion of his career studying a problem in depth and has come up with solutions or concepts that help elevates the debate , of which he is willingly to share this knowledge with an audience.
An expert should never be invited because of his or her gender or other criterias outside of his/her work.
[0]https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ex-recruiter-accu...
She is clearly suggesting that we should invite these experts not because they are experts but because they are women.
How acceptable is that ?
Hence , I will never get why tech industry believes so much it must be so « inclusive ».
Okay then , can we have the same thing for female dominated industry ? Sociology , Education , Nurses ? Where are the articles complaining about those sectors being crowded with the opposite sex ?
Why on earth do we have conventions with « Women who codes » but not «Women Carpenter » or « Women BrickLayer » etc... or those jobs degrading or something ?
Tech is the only sectors that believes it is so ahead in terms of values that it’s « okay » to choose people based on criterias like gender or ethnicities similar to google hiring scandals[0], and call that « Progress », and « Inclusiveness »
Sometimes I wish I was in the valley to work for top companies , then this type of articles pops up and it reminds me that I would have an arguments with nearly every co-workers on this topic almost every day.
An expert should be invited because he has dedicated a portion of his career studying a problem in depth and has come up with solutions or concepts that help elevates the debate , of which he is willingly to share this knowledge with an audience.
An expert should never be invited because of his or her gender or other criterias outside of his/her work.
[0]https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ex-recruiter-accu...