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I think that's more than fair, and I don't understand why anyone would have any problem with building better organizations. The response to "women are having a shitty time in the tech industry" should be "let's fix this and its root causes, because it will make our companies better," not a lot of the sexist knee-jerk reactions we've seen.

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"because it will make our companies better" is an OK reason, I guess, but I prefer "because it is the right thing to do for our fellow human beings".

Go for both. Some people will be more motivated by doing the right thing, some will be more motivated by making more money. The two are compatible.

Yes, it would be nice if (all, or at least enough) people were motivated by "doing the right thing" to fix things. Human beings being what they are, though, money as a motivator works pretty well.

I strongly agree with you on a personal level, but I also think there's something to be said for a non-ideological brass tacks bottom line approach (particularly in a community like HN). I genuinely wish that the ideological reason played well everywhere, but I'm not sure it does.

As another commenter has said: both are good.

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