An engineer who was fired by Google for circulating an anti-diversity memo sued the company this week, alleging that the tech giant discriminates against white, conservative men. He’s likely not alone in that belief.
There are other white men working in tech who believe their gender and race are making it difficult for them to get ahead, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center about diversity in the science and technology fields.
Pew asked a nationally representative sample of white men with jobs in science, technology, math and engineering (or STEM) fields whether they thought their gender made it harder for them to succeed. Of the 14% who said yes, more than 1 in 10 said they had been affected by reverse discrimination.
When Pew posed a similar question about race to the survey respondents, nearly 20% of those who said race made their job harder cited reverse discrimination as the reason for their challenges.
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In the early 90s I was not hired in law enforcement for several years because I was white male. 100 percent factual. Should be noted my political party did not play a factor thou Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it had nothing to do with you being a moron
Delete3:20 probably not. That would be all you. And you can include being an ass also. Your comment speaks volumns.
Delete3:20 seems to use moron in every statement made. I am beginning to think that is the only word he knows.
DeleteOf course they are. That is what Obama wanted and we have to pay for it. (map)
ReplyDeleteActually this is backwards. 14% said they were never discriminated against. Hiring the white guy is the last resort.
ReplyDeleteWow white people finally face a workplace that doesn't favor them over other races simply because they're white and they cry racism..
ReplyDeleteEquality means no preferences in regard to race, national origin, sex,religion, political affiliation or whether you prefer a certain vehicle over others. Equality does not mean hire anyone but white men! That is discrimination. People should be hired based upon their ability to do the work needed.
DeleteWhite men are the most discriminated against group in the world.
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ReplyDelete3:21 missed it entirely.
Large companies now have a bias and motive to hire a racial minority or a gender majority (defined as a minority) in order to achieve good 'numbers' in statistics required by the Feds. In far too many cases that is a primary driver of employment decisions, rather than a tie-breaker.
Qualified people are improperly excluded from proper consideration for jobs due to some or all of the isms: ageism, racism, sexism are most prominent. Sadly, many of those making those decisions are themselves beneficiaries of previous affirmative action assistance.
Best qualified person should get hired; that's fair to everyone.
Well said and very true, I see it in our company! Qualifications are thrown aside, let the best “ism” person have the position, white qualified people be damned!
DeleteNothing new. It has been occurring for decades. Precisely why the US has been dumbed down in the workplace.
ReplyDeleteand these are white men with educations and marketable skills.......it must really suck for slobs
ReplyDelete"White men who can’t get jobs say they’re being discriminated against"
ReplyDeleteDUH!! This has been going on for how many years??
You can't get a job because Oprah says you just to die.
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