Originally Posted by Bostonian
All explanations for the under-representation with data behind them should be considered

I assume you mean all plausible and evidence-based explanations should be given due consideration. For instance, conspiracy theory themes such as the following should be discounted without further investigation:



Originally Posted by Val
These are only 2 examples. Overall, the memo is sloppy and doesn't cite a single source supporting its claims (or a summary of why study results often contradict each other). IMO, it's a juvenile and self-serving distortion of facts at best and is essentially a tantrum.

Bravo. See external source above.

If workers are actually talented, they should earn their positions irrespective of whether half the workforce is excluded or not. If male workers feel threatened by the possibility of equally talented women joining their professions, such men should excuse themselves to the nearest male-supremacist "safe space" and rub their favourite Hugh Hefner talisman to offset the disruption in the ether, then hand in their man cards. The sexes are not in competition.

What is to give light must endure burning.