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Is there any evidence that the more DEI officials you have, the more diverse, equitable and inclusive the environment becomes? It seems far from self evident t
by monsecchris 4y ago
Is there any evidence that the more DEI officials you have, the more diverse, equitable and inclusive the environment becomes?
It seems far from self evident to me, and my anecdotal experience is that it achieves the exact opposite on all fronts.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoBeats me. It's far from self evident to me too, but this is the case for a ton of jobs both in the private and public sectors. I'm just saying that their are very real issues about diversity, equity, and inclusion that need to be addressed. Regardless of whether, or how much, current DEI offices are doing so. I have no anecdotal experience. But it's worth asking a broader number of people. Especially among the peoples who are historically more marginalized or less likely to graduate.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoMy real issue with this article is it treats DEI workforces as monolithic. I want to know what the specific jobs actually are about and do. I want to know if any pre-existing jobs were reclassed into DEI that have duties such as counseling, pep, and whatever. We're talking about 41 people after all, at Georgia Tech alone. What are their actual duties? What are they actually doing? Opinion pieces like this which highlight one episode are like if all we knew about the US military apparatus was Kent State.