Google repeatedly shuts down questions on sexism—and that's a problem

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Software engineer Erica Baker ignited a firestorm inside Google two years ago when she and coworkers listed their salaries in a spreadsheet. The sampling appeared to show that there were differences potentially based on gender and ethnicity. 

A firestorm, again, is occurring inside Google. It's a different scenario with software engineer James Damore, but it once again involves a shared document and sexism. Damore published a 10-page manifesto on an internal Google system last week that criticized the company's diversity initiatives and tried to make an argument that women are less biologically equipped than men to take leadership roles.  Read more...

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