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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.

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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The best candidate? Based on what? Tell us more of thos egalitarian utopia where everything is based on measurements.

How do you objectively measure the value of an employee's culture or heritage and the effect of those things on their views and habits, and on their productivity? A workforce with diverse backgrounds is valuable in itself, in so many ways, for everyone.