leilacc
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Comment · 8 years ago
I can't believe that in 2018, people are still upvoting posts with lines like "A woman does not equal a man, and she shouldn't.". What the fuck.
Do you have any idea how much social/cultural conditioning influences men and women's "biological" decisions to go into whatever field? I am immensely grateful to my parents, who told me that I could do anything I wanted and put me in math and science camps as a kid. I am not surprised that little girls (and boys) who are not given that kind of support don't go into "competitive" "STEM" careers.
Comment · 8 years ago
> a large portion of our talent does head South for the opportunities.
I'm sure a large portion of that (myself included) would strongly consider coming back if there were opportunities like HQ2 in Canada.
And fwiw I'm always pleasantly surprised by the TTC when I go back to visit.
Comment · 9 years ago
I'm Canadian, living in the US, planning to move back to Canada before I have kids. Education isn't the only factor, but it's definitely one of them. Anecdotally I received a world-class education in Canadian public schols, living in average middle-class neighbourhoods. It seems to be objectively true too - eg see this recent BBC article: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40708421