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Those consequences are only present for women or people of color: white men don't take the same reputation hit for promoting diversity and fairness: https://hbr
by roguecoder 9y ago
Those consequences are only present for women or people of color: white men don't take the same reputation hit for promoting diversity and fairness: https://hbr.org/2016/03/women-and-minorities-are-penalized-for-promoting-diversity https://hbr.org/2016/03/women-and-minorities-are-penalized-f...
- opportune 9y agoSorry, could you clarify what you mean by "those consequences"?
- roguecoder 9y agoFor women and people of color, supporting diversity was found to have a negative impact on how effective they were perceived to be, lowering performance ratings and reducing the chance of promotion. The same wasn't true for white men, so even though white dudes weren't rewarded for it, we can support marginalized people without sacrificing our careers.
- ForHackernews 9y agoHBR also claims that "Diversity policies rarely make companies fairer, and they feel threatening to white men" https://hbr.org/2016/01/diversity-policies-dont-help-women-or-minorities-and-they-make-white-men-feel-threatened https://hbr.org/2016/01/diversity-policies-dont-help-women-o...