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Viliam_Bur comments on Open Thread, March 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 05 March 2013 08:30:02AM *  0 points [-]

I would like to see the results too, but I doubt they exist (beyond the obvious: if you want to have 50% male and 50% female employees, make an internal rule to hire 50% men and 50% women).

Beyond evidence... my heuristic would be to start the organization with gender diversity. It should be easier to find e.g. 3 men and 3 women to start an organization, then to have an organization of 100 men and later think about how to make it more friendly for women.

EDIT: Also, you should not have a bottom line already written that having 50:50 ratio is improving. People do have different preferences. A ratio other than 50:50 might reflect the true level of interest in the base population.

Comment author: wedrifid 05 March 2013 10:22:43AM 1 point [-]

I would like to see the results too, but I doubt they exist (beyond the obvious: if you want to have 50% male and 50% female employees, make an internal rule to hire 50% men and 50% women).

To be precise: Hire in the direction of 50% men and 50% women. Depending on retention rates this may need to be skewed in either direction.