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Google Engineer’s Sexist Manifesto Sparks Industrywide Outrage

HeadlineAug 09, 2017

In technology news, a sexist manifesto written by a former Google engineer has sparked outrage for claiming that women are biologically inferior, making them less capable of assuming leadership roles in the tech industry. In the manifesto, now fired Google software engineer James Damore also argued against programs to promote more women and workers of color in the tech industry. Damore emailed his manifesto to his co-workers on Friday, sparking widespread condemnation.

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