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by Volpe
4810 days ago
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When bias (like gender, or race) is so prolific. It is institutional change that is required. You are arguing, just make it a level playing field and the hardworking woman will eventually show up. But that takes generations for change to happen. In a lot of our eyes, that is not good enough. Change needs to happen now. Quota systems may deny an opportunity to a deserving person (as the quota is full). But it is morally equivalent to being denied an opportunity due to some other kind of bias (i.e because you are a woman). So really, quotas is just a new (not prejudicial) form of bias. The only difference is, it will eventually change the whole system (for the better). Where as prejudicial bias just makes the system worse. I would say that by keeping the status quo (i.e. 90+% men in tech) you are poisoning the system. |
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Again, I have to come down to giving the example of Indian society[Sorry can't help it, but 60 years of these experiments make India the perfect case study for these sort of problems].
In India, there are cases where some one got a medical seat through reservations. The person generally goes on to become a pretty good doctor, earns well and is now pretty much empowered to do anything he/she wants. But yet you will see their children claim seats though reservations. What's more ridiculous? You can even get a post graduation seat through reservations. Why does one need a reservation when a transparent ranking process exists through a competitive exam? The exams are often objective multiple choice questions and the candidates identity is anonymous and known only through a serial number.
While all this is happening, some guy in the general category watches his well deserved seat go to some other guy who makes it through on just qualifying marks.
At one point of time, before the free market reforms in the 90's. This problem was the big reason, why so many Indian's left India to settle abroad.
>>The only difference is, it will eventually change the whole system (for the better).
It won't.
Quota/Reservations systems at best work like socialist/communist set ups.
Sooner or later- The deserving guy finds no motivation to continue contributing to the system. The undeserving guy never contributes because regardless of his work the rewards are assured.