2017 / ISSUE 102
7
GUESTLIST
GOOD EGGS
Written by a senior software engineer,
the 10-page Google document argues
that rather than discrimination biological
differences between men and women
account for the representation gap
in tech, and that Google should not
offer programs for under-represented
minorities.
The document also reportedly says that
employees with conservative political
beliefs face discrimination at Google
and that ideological diversity is more
important than racial and gender diversity.
Google has since fired the 28-year-old
author of the document James Damore
for "perpetuating gender stereotypes".
The document is altogether pretty
ridiculous; here are some of the strange
claims Damore makes:
"Women on average show a higher
interest in people and men in things."
"Not all differences are socially
constructed or due to discrimination."
The views reportedly expressed in this
document aren't necessarily surprising,
especially in Silicon Valley, where women
and people of colour remain drastically
underrepresented.
According to Google's most recent
diversity report, the company's own
workforce is 56 percent white and 69
percent male.
Inside Google, there's a document circulating called
'Google's Ideological Echo Chamber.'
GOOGLE DISCRIMINATION ROW
CONTINUES
SMELLS DODGY
But imagine how it must feel to a person with autism,
who can often become overwhelmed in uncomfortable
situations where simple and everyday things like loud
noises, lots of people and over-the-top lighting can
feel like way too much.
Well, good news comes in the form of a shopping
centre for people who have autism. As the shopping
centre giant Intu is creating a day where people with
autism can enjoy shopping stress-free, on October the
2nd in every one of its 14 shopping centres across the
UK.
Including Derby, London, Manchester and many more.
They will be dimming the lights, turning down the
music and making sure there are not many people
around for one whole hour of shopping bliss, these are
the first places in the world to do this.
Crammed and busy shopping
centre's can be an awful experience
for people at the best of times.
SHOPPING CENTRES
ANNOUNCE AN HOUR OF
SHOPPING HEAVEN FOR
PEOPLE WITH AUTISM
