Jake Mor
@jakemor · ios and web // jakemor.com
There is a huge gender gap in tech and there's no doubt that it MUST be minimized. But something about this doesn't feel right to me. If a company were to think "we need to hire more women at our company, lets look for women to fill these roles instead of men..." isn't that as backward as saying "lets find men to fill these roles instead of a women?". I think it's a company's duty to hire the best person for the job-- gender/race/sexuality etc. should have absolutely no place in the hiring decision. That being said, any efforts to try and minimize the gender gap should be recognized and acknowledged so thank you very much!
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Cliff Dailey
@cliffdailey · I make things.
@jakemor Thanks Jake for the feedback! I agree with you that its definitely the company’s duty to hire the best person for the job. That’s absolutely true and I actually addressed this in a Medium piece I recently wrote:
“Hire Her is not about hiring women just because they’re women — its about hiring great people who are just as talented, just as eager to solve hard problems and just as passionate about changing the world.”
You can check it out here if you want to read a bit more: https://medium.com/@cliffdailey/...
With that being said, HireHer just gives companies direct access to smart, super talented individuals, who happen to be women. Its for companies that believe what we believe and value what we value: Diversity :)
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