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Re:Twitter’s head of diversity is leaving and its chief HR o... by sp332 on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @03:43PM (#13601863)
You'll miss out on less talent. Your teams will be better at problem-solving if they have diverse backgrounds and outlooks (not just genetic "heritage" but that can be a half-decent proxy). You're not going to contribute to racism, sexism etc in society at large which might be driving groups apart culturally or denying certain opportunities to certain groups of people. And the DoL won't sue you :)
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Re:Twitter’s head of diversity is leaving and its chief HR o... by FT_intern on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @04:05PM (#13602092)
> You'll miss out on less talent.

This is assuming that the diverse candidates who actually have talent aren't being hired. That's the argument you need to be making

> Your teams will be better at problem-solving if they have diverse backgrounds and outlooks

If you want teams that are better at problem-solving, why don't you directly judge applicants based on their problem-solving abilities in a team environment instead of using diversity as a proxy for problem solving ability (which has not been proven at all)?

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