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For example, you could remove that statement from your site and discuss that during the negotiation. At that time, you don't have to explicitly ask "are you whi
by emrah 6y ago
For example, you could remove that statement from your site and discuss that during the negotiation. At that time, you don't have to explicitly ask "are you white male?" either. You can do a video meeting and you'll know who they are. Then you can adjust your equity percentage accordingly without even mentioning you are giving them a discount because they are a minority, or you want more equity because they are oppressors. In my opinion, that would be the neutral way to handle this.
Otherwise, I agree with the other comments here that, whether you are favoring minorities or the oppressors, you are still categorizing people in your head and feeding the very concepts we need to pay no attention at all.
- BrunoBernardino 6y agoThank you for the suggestion, Emrah! From what I've been exposed to from people in minorities who are actively working towards diversifying the tech space, "paying no attention" is part of the problem of systemic racism, thus requiring an active discrimination against the privileged, in order to try and balance things out. It's not a comfortable thing to do, because it can feel wrong, indeed. I would be happy to consider removing that sentence if someone with more experience in this subject explained me it was hurting rather than helping diversification.