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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by chrismcb on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:50PM (#33172168)
And that is illegal (assuming you are in the us)
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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by slt2021 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:57PM (#33172227)
it is not, almost all big employers happily announce that they are Affirmative Action employers and this provides shield for their actions
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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by polski-g on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:06AM (#33175246)
Private sector affirmative action is illegal in the US.
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Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by concinds on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @08:26AM (#33175926)
Likely not. Saying "we will only hire women for this position" would be illegal, but saying it implicitly would not be. True quotas are unlawful, but there are many loopholes there.
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