Google's Ideological Echo Chamber

<p>"Google's Ideological Echo Chamber: How bias clouds our thinking about diversity and inclusion", commonly referred to as the Google memo, is an internal <a href="/facts/Memorandum/E8UmDYKR">memo</a>, dated July 2017, by US-based <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a> engineer James Damore  about Google's culture and <a href="/facts/Workplace_diversity/3jgr5Pb4">diversity policies</a>. The memo and Google's subsequent firing of Damore in August 2017 became a subject of interest for the media. Damore's arguments received both praise and criticism from media outlets, scientists, academics and others.
</p><p>The company fired Damore for violation of the company's <a href="/facts/Code_of_conduct/EB7soVIQ">code of conduct</a>. Damore filed a complaint with the <a href="/facts/National_Labor_Relations_Board/Wgzd9GWm">National Labor Relations Board</a>, but later withdrew this complaint. A lawyer with the NLRB wrote that his firing did not violate Federal employment laws, as most employees in the United States can be fired <a href="/facts/At-will_employment/2JBp7kBD">at the employer's discretion</a>. After withdrawing this complaint, Damore filed a <a href="/facts/Class_action/VFeabe1R">class action</a> lawsuit, retaining the services of attorney <a href="/facts/Harmeet_Dhillon/esNPK96h">Harmeet Dhillon</a>, alleging that Google was discriminating against conservatives, whites, Asians, and men. Damore withdrew his claims in the lawsuit to pursue arbitration against Google.
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Google's Ideological Echo Chamber