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> Will people only be satisfied when companies exactly match the demographics of the countries they operate in? Well, why not? That would be a good way, in gen
by sevenless 10y ago
> Will people only be satisfied when companies exactly match the demographics of the countries they operate in?
Well, why not? That would be a good way, in general, to eliminate discrimination, class and caste systems that hinder social mobility.
Moreover, those demographics should be consistent over each pay scale. I suspect Apple is making its figures look better by hiring low-paid minorities.
The way we should do this, is for every large company to cross-tabulate every pay scale by relevant demographic - ethnic group, religion, sex, sexual orientation, etc - and do a chi-squared test against the official proportion of demographics in the United States. If the p-value falls below, oh let's say 0.001, we apply the corporate death penalty, and revoke the company's business license.
Now, some people would object to this. But it is a transparent test, and simple for companies to fix: just hire more minorities to redress the balance. It would result in the virtual elimination of all persistent inequalities. I think it would be worth it.