> See the link in the previous comment.
That really doesn't describe a threat to the "white heterosexual Christian" identity. In fact, you're free to be a white heterosexual Christian at Google or anywhere else for that matter.
> Being fired for expressing a political viewpoint is a classic example of discrimination.
Again, the viewpoint on women and minorities was an intolerant one. Please study the Paradox of Tolerance.
> He never said that (I’ve just downloaded the memo and searched), nor anything similar to that.
You're right, he made a much more broad statement about the gender gap in the tech industry. Although there is this section:
> Openness directed towards feelings and aesthetics rather than ideas. Women generally also have a stronger interest in people rather than things, relative to men (also interpreted as empathizing vs. systemizing).
>○ These two differences in part explain why women relatively prefer jobs in social or artistic areas. More men may like coding because it requires systemizing and even within SWEs, comparatively more women work on front end, which deals with both people and aesthetics.
He's regurgitating the idea that biology, rather than society, is what is holding women back in the tech industry. This is an intolerant viewpoint, as it suggests that there is something inherent about being female that makes them inferior at participating in the tech industry.