Debra W. Soh is a Provost Dissertation Scholar and PhD. candidate in psychology, specializing in the neuroscience of sex, at York University.
By now, most of us have heard about Google's so-called "anti-diversity"
manifesto and how James Damore, the engineer who wrote it, has been fired from his job.
Titled Google's Ideological Echo Chamber, Mr. Damore called out the current PC culture, saying the gender gap in Google's diversity was not due to discrimination, but inherent differences in what men and women find interesting. Danielle Brown, Google's newly appointed vice-president for diversity, integrity and governance, accused the memo of advancing "
incorrect assumptions about gender," and Mr. Damore confirmed last night he was fired for "perpetuating gender stereotypes."
Despite how it's been portrayed,
the memo was fair and factually accurate. Scientific studies have
confirmed sex differences in the brain that lead to differences in our interests and behaviour.
As mentioned in the memo,
gendered interests are predicted by exposure to prenatal testosterone - higher levels are associated with a preference for mechanically interesting things and occupations in adulthood. Lower levels are associated with a preference for people-oriented activities and occupations.
This is why STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
fields tend to be dominated by men.
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