"Google's Ideological Echo Chamber" is an internal memo written in August 2017 by American-based Google engineer James Damore on the company's ideological stance toward diversity in which he suggests that gender inequality in the technology industry is largely due to biological differences between men and women. Google CEO Sundar Pichai responded by saying that the memo "advanc[ed] harmful gender stereotypes", and it was reported on August 7 that Damore had been fired. The memo and subsequent dismissal provoked a strong reaction from commentators on both sides.

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Initially shared on an internal mailing list, the paper was leaked to the public via the Vice vertical Motherboard resulting in heated controversy across social media.[1][2] The company has formally expressed they don't support the document, although it was reported that some employees at Google felt "diversity is lowering the bar."

Reactions to the memo were mixed, with some condemning the writer for a perceived "anti-diversity" bias, and others writing in support of the author's willingness to speak up against an anti-dissent atmosphere.

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