Oh, dear. Women can't compete unless we lower the bar.
Another old post, and yet another idiotic right wing myth I would like to dispel:
This is now 2025. The population of the United States, and that of the world at large, if a hell of a lot larger than ever before. And careers change a hell of a lot faster than ever before. Do you know how many applicants an open position receives? Hundreds, if not thousands, depending upon the position and the location. Even in my small-town little area, a small business could receive dozens, if not hundreds, of applicants.
Statistical rules are a major factor here: The more chances you are given, the more likely you will receive a positive outcome. In this case, a business or government agency hiring for an open position with hundreds of applicants, will
ALWAYS receive
MULTIPLE qualified applicants, and from multiple different backgrounds. All it comes down to, is how diversified you want your business to be.
Now, as a sports fan, a baseball fan most especially, I can absolutely assure you, 100%, that if you think you can successfully run a sports franchise with players and coaches all with exactly the same skill sets and background, you
WILL fail. Guaranteed. 100%. You will fail. Period. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. A football team full of quarterbacks will lose pretty much every single game. If they're all running backs, guess what? They'll lose!
Skill sets are a product of nurture vs. nature. Yes, skills may come naturally. But you need to work on those skills. How you were raised, as well as the culture you were raised in, will also have some say in whether you actually develop your natural inclinations or not. Prime example:
I am naturally inclined towards studying and loving history and sports. But I was raised in a middle class, Catholic, Italian American household in north central PA. History was scoffed at by those around me, and so, I was deterred away from fully developing that interest. Sports were praised, but I destroyed my ankle as a young teenager playing baseball (my twin brother did me in on a hit and run play when he hit the ball which caught my ankle on a grass cutting line drive. That, and as decent as I was, I was probably never going to be a professional anyway.) I now drive a truck OTR as my source of income. At the age of 42, I am saving towards getting a degree in history and working towards teaching high school or something. But anyway, my point is this:
Diversity. Matters. Period. It just does. A poor black kid from the 'hood in York, PA (a more dangerous city than Chicago BTW!) has a completely different experience from a rich white boy from Beverly Hills. Poor black boys from York can develop their skills, and they often do, in order to meet the standard qualifications for any open position. My case-in-point:
A guy I once went to school with at the Art Institute of York, let's call him Brian. This dude was a mortally obese, poor black guy from Queen St. in the city of York, PA. He weighed over 400 lbs at his heaviest, and grew up with gunfire and gang warfare outside of his window on occassion. His parents never owned any of the houses they lived in. Always had to rent.
Now? The guy is down to 220, built like a body builder, can lift 300 lbs, works for Microsoft as a UX designer, and was moved to Germany where he has also picked up a second language. He is influential enough with his team as a leader, bringing his experiences from the mean streets of York, Pennsylvania, and uses his experience as inspiration for literally everyone around him. His design concepts are influenced by his past experiences. The diverse set of skills and experiences that Microsoft is able to hire and bring to bear, is what makes it a highly successful company. One of the most successful brands on the face of the planet.
Google is an even better example of this, as Google really purposely went completely out of their way to ensure even more creative, outside-the-box thinking and completely diversified in their workforce. They definitely do NOT lower the bar just to diversify, and it is painfully obvious that they don't. You cannot argue with the results of one of the biggest and most instantly recognizable brands on the face of planet earth, worth billions of dollars, now can you?
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