This isn't illegal. It's no different then having a scholarship, these are sponsored internships with other companies, not with the non profit. you can still i

This isn't illegal. It's no different then having a scholarship, these are sponsored internships with other companies, not with the non profit. you can still intern with the companies outreachy works with, they are just specifically supporting and seeking members of underrepresented groups. In other words, all things being equal, with a big enough sample size, a companies intern's racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identities should proportionally reflect the country's population. If that's not happening, that means some, possibly subtle or systemic issue is depressing the number of an under represented group. Attempting to compensate for systemic underrepresentation is not discrimination, but a response to it. After all these are interns, not normal employees. Internships are meant to be education opportunities. And diversity is definitely beneficial to a business, even if it is for employees. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ekaterinawalter/2014/01/14/reaping-the-benefits-of-diversity-for-modern-business-innovation/#41abfcfb2a8f https://www.forbes.com/sites/ekaterinawalter/2014/01/14/reap...