By now most people have heard about the unfortunate firing of Google engineer James Damore, whose only crime was penning a memo citing scientific reasons for gender biases and that sought to facilitate an open, company-wide discussion in order to solve that problem. 

In his memo, Damore noted that sex-specific biological drivers predispose a man or woman to certain kinds of professions, generally speaking. He stressed, however, that each person is an individual and that he does not believe in discrimination of any kind. Damore's memo, of course, has been latched on to and mischaracterized entirely by mainstream media and social justice warriors both inside and outside Silicon Valley. 

Ironically,  NPR published an article noting that a number of female Google employees were so upset by the memo that they stayed home from work on Monday. Call us crazy, but doesn't that prove Damore's point? 

From the article: 

A senior software engineer reportedly has been fired by Google after a memo he wrote criticizing diversity initiatives was leaked and sparked protests on social media.

The 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks says "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally in its tech departments and leadership. The senior engineer also cited "men's higher drive for status."

Another software engineer who used to work for Google, Kelly Ellis, says some women who still work at the company stayed home on Monday because the memo made them "uncomfortable going back to work."

So aside from ideological factors, sex-specific biological drivers might have also played a role in these women choosing to remain home from work. You can't make this up. 

NPR goes on to note: 

The memo that some have jokingly called a "manifesto" has been shared across Google's internal networks and says "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally in its tech departments and leadership. The senior engineer also cited "men's higher drive for status." He criticized Google for being an "ideological echo chamber" that made it hard to dissent from "Google's left bias" and "politically correct monoculture."

Not enough has been done, the engineer said, to encourage a diversity of viewpoints and ideologies at Google. The author also faulted the company for offering mentoring and other opportunities to its employees based on gender or race.

Google also has been pushing more employees to take its classes on "unconscious bias."

Danielle Brown, Google's vice president of diversity sent out a company-wide memo in response to the document. She stated, "Diversity and inclusion are a fundamental part of our values and the culture we continue to cultivate. We are unequivocal in our belief that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company."

According to Brown, Ari Balogh, a vice president in engineering who heads the department in which the employee works, wrote a note in response to the "manifesto" in which Balogh stressed the importance of Google being open and inclusive. He wrote, "We cannot allow stereotyping and harmful assumptions to play any part."

Something tells us that if Google were not currently under investigation by the US Department of Labor for "extreme" gender pay discrimination, Damore might not have been "made an example of."