> That is not the case today, even in an industry like tech where genetic differences in strength have no bearing on performance.
That's a big claim to make without a citation. And it really doesn't even make a ton of sense given the other factors at play in a modern workforce.
I posit that the majority of employers out there are trying to pay as little to their employees as they can possibly get away with. If women do the same work and I can get away with paying them less, wouldn't the prudent business decision be to hire tons of women and build a culture that women find appealing? And yet somehow most workplaces are male-dominated.
Women are a nuisance, with long absences for child-bearing and time off to take care of needy children and harassment suits and distracting the male employees.
(I don’t feel that way, but we’re not far removed from that being a common sentiment.)
Well certainly EVERYONE doesn't feel the way you have described.
Are there companies out there who are hiring a bunch of women and kicking ass because of it? And if so, why hasn't that success story been told and started propagating in business circles?
There are absolutely lots of companies that have diversity and inclusion programs, and spend lots of money on these issues.
If your metric of success is "What are the successful companies doing" then you have to admit that basically every major corperate environment these days, has diversity programs, so by your own definition, they are important.
Ok great. Then you agree that diversity programs are good and competitive.
That is good enough of a concession to satisfy most people on this topic, no matter how you got to it!
So that's the success story. You demanded a success story, and at the very least, this shows that diversity programs are good and do produce better results, because basically every successful company does then.
That's a big claim to make without a citation. And it really doesn't even make a ton of sense given the other factors at play in a modern workforce.
I posit that the majority of employers out there are trying to pay as little to their employees as they can possibly get away with. If women do the same work and I can get away with paying them less, wouldn't the prudent business decision be to hire tons of women and build a culture that women find appealing? And yet somehow most workplaces are male-dominated.