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>I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate I'm not american but does racial quotas have any support? Say every company should have X% of N races

• cmdshiftf4 6y ago
  >I'm not american but does racial quotas have any support? Say every company should have X% of N races on the board? There's huge support for both it and gender quotas, but they're wrapped up in "Diversity & Inclusion" initiatives that focus outcome equity over opportunity equity. Somewhat ironically you'll also find that the ranks of D&I in corporate and academic America are overwhelmingly filled with white women.
• dionidium 6y ago
  Americans do more or less support affirmative action programs, but the details matter: > "Poll results vary widely, for example, according to specific question wordings. In general, historical polling data show that Americans have an overall positive view toward "affirmative action" and programs that increase opportunities for minorities, so long as these do not confer an unfair advantage for minorities in the form of "preferential treatment" or "lower standards." More concretely, compare the following proposition: > "Setting quotas for the number of racial minorities hired or accepted, but requiring them to meet the same standards as others (66% favor, 32% oppose)" To this one: > "Setting quotas for the number of racial minorities hired or accepted even if it means lowering the standards in order to make up for past discrimination (18% favor, 79% oppose)" Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/7660/gallup-brain-bakke-affirmative-action.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/7660/gallup-brain-bakke-affirma...