> Our co-workers shouldn't have to worry that each time they open their mouths to speak in a meeting, they have to prove that they are not like the memo states, being "agreeable" rather than "assertive," showing a "lower stress tolerance," or being "neurotic."<p>Ugh, this is not okay. It is almost certain the author meant "agreeable" and "neurotic" as two of Big Five personality traits (others being open, conscientious, extraverted), this is standard terminology in psychology. And it is indeed established that women score higher on agreeableness and neuroticism, across cultures.<p>I'd think the right conclusion to draw is that Google should be a great place to work even if you are agreeable and neurotic (alternative wording would be sensitive). Instead, Pichai implies Google is not a great place to work if you are agreeable or sensitive, and denies science that women are more agreeable and sensitive. Denying reality is useless.