Why aren't more women in science?
top researchers debate the evidence
by Stephen J. Ceci · first published 2007
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Obligatory bit from Greg Wilson's "What We Actually Know About Software Development, and Why We Believe It's True". https://vimeo.com/9270320#t=1525s And the book recommendation: "Why Aren't More Women in Science?: Top Researchers Debate the Evidence". (researchers from either side of the arguments debate each other in the same book.)
on “Google Employee's Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes 'Internally Viral'” ↗…other fields unsatisfactory. I haven't taken it any further than that; it seems unlikely that I'd come up with something useful. If you are interested in this area then I would recommend reading the book Why Aren't More Women in Science?. It has 15 essays by experts debating the issue. rayiner, a HN lawyer, also has some good posts that discuss affirmative action in law (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21775576) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6875443).
on “Silicon Valley’s Safe Space” ↗