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Most corporate DEI programs are discriminatory but in invisible or hard to prove ways. And most who are affected don’t have the time or resources to investigate
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
Most corporate DEI programs are discriminatory but in invisible or hard to prove ways. And most who are affected don’t have the time or resources to investigate or fight them in lawsuits. That’s what we have laws against discriminatory practices based on race or sex. But the “E” in DEI is equity, which is equality of outcomes. Companies uphold that sort by discriminating through quotas for hiring or promotion. This is illegal but rampant.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoAnd you believe banning DEI would make any discrimination go away? Isn’t it more likely to continue, if happening, with no evidence of it happening? If it’s invisible or hard to prove now, you would expect this to change? Does discrimination not occur today at orgs without DEI efforts?
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoA cultural change can have lots of impact. Shutting down such a program means eliminating wasteful positions that impose those illegal processes on others, among other things. But I’m not asking to ban DEI as much as ban the equity part.
- jvanderbot 2y agoThe argument might go something like "The ends don't justify the means" or "Two wrongs don't make it right" etc. It can deeply offend ones meritocratic values to be pushed aside to ensure someone has an equal outcome with lesser qualifications (or even equal qualifications where race was the deciding factor) if it can be shown this occurs. But of course inequity in outcome deeply offends other values. So there can't be a clearly right answer. There is a book that explored the values of both sides of these issues called Righteous Mind that really shifted me away from zealous opinions for or against DEI.