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> If the people making the decisions are more diverse Sorry for being pessimistic and realistic here, but I honestly don't think that what you get when you mix
by josteink 4y ago
> If the people making the decisions are more diverse
Sorry for being pessimistic and realistic here, but I honestly don't think that what you get when you mix a white man from an Ivy-league school, a black man from an Ivy-league school and a woman from an Ivy-league school, all from the same closed upper-class social circles, is in any significant way more "diverse" than if it had all white men from those same Ivy-league schools.
Hiring people (men/women/colored/gay/trans/whatever) from actual other social circles probably will though. That will provide real diversity.
But that's not what anyone is mandating or wants to shove down other people's throats.
- mcv 4y agoThat is also an excellent point. It's a bit harder to get objective figures on, though. Still, these are goals that lie in the same direction, and breaking up the old old-boys networks is going to be part of both. Also keep in mind that lots of companies are already doing this, and have been for a while. Lots of companies today have much more diverse boards, in several dimensions, than they had 30 years ago.