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>It means being aware that proposals written by minorities are likely to sound less confident and may understate the value of their content. Why do you assume
by markshead 14y ago
>It means being aware that proposals written by minorities are likely to sound less confident and may understate the value of their content.
Why do you assume that the color of someone's skin will make them less capable of writing a good, confident proposal for a conference. You are suggesting that you weight the value of the proposal based on the race of the person who submitted it.
- mjg59 14y agoBecause there's strong social pressure that encourages anyone other than white men to sound less confident about their ability. Failing to take that into account means that you're not actually engaging in meritocracy.
- twoodfin 14y agoThere is? Is that pressure getting stronger or weaker? How will we know when it no longer exists?