What I believe II
&quot;... if James Damore deserves to be fired from Google, for treating evolutionary psychology as potentially relevant to social issues...&quot;<p>I don&#x27;t believe that&#x27;s why James Damore was fired. He was fired for a much more obvious reason: he was working against their efforts to have a more gender diverse workforce and he embarrassed the company in a very public way.<p>&quot;First, let me say that we strongly support the right of Googlers to express themselves, and much of what was in that memo is fair to debate, regardless of whether a vast majority of Googlers disagree with it.&quot;[0]<p>Google admits that there are some things in the memo that are debatable, even though Google disagrees with Damore.<p>&quot;It is contrary to our basic values and our Code of Conduct, which expects ‘each Googler to do their utmost to create a workplace culture that is free of harassment, intimidation, bias and unlawful discrimination&quot;[0]<p>And that is why he was fired: deliberately working against Google&#x27;s workplace culture goals. There may be room to argue about what Damore may have meant, in his heart, when he wrote the memo. However, since the memo is a physical artifact that we may all inspect, it&#x27;s clear that the text of the memo is unabashedly sexist. He clearly states that he believes the gender gap at Google is not caused by sexism and that&#x27;s at clear odds with Google&#x27;s goals.<p>&quot;We need to stop assuming that gender gaps imply sexism.&quot;[1]<p>As if it needs to be said, that is clearly not the case. The primary cause of the gender gap is very much sexism and it&#x27;s a real problem that needs to be dealt with. While we may disagree on which steps will be most effective, there&#x27;s no benefit to denying the problem exists.<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;08&#x2F;07&#x2F;google-fires-memo-author&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;08&#x2F;07&#x2F;google-fires-memo-author&#x2F;</a><p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@Cernovich&#x2F;full-james-damore-memo-uncensored-memo-with-charts-and-cites-339f3d2d05f" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@Cernovich&#x2F;full-james-damore-memo-uncenso...</a>