Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft
by randomdata on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @09:24AM
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> Are you and the parent really arguing white men are even better than black women at diversity?
People with different backgrounds are "better" at diversity than people who look dissimilar, for sure. The wealthy black woman who went to school at Stanford alongside all the other white men on your team does not bring any meaningful difference in viewpoint. The tribesman from Kenya, on the other hand, comes with a very different outlook.
Of course, something akin to "Must be a US Citizen" is attached to most jobs because we don't actually care about diversity, just optics.
People with different backgrounds are "better" at diversity than people who look dissimilar, for sure. The wealthy black woman who went to school at Stanford alongside all the other white men on your team does not bring any meaningful difference in viewpoint. The tribesman from Kenya, on the other hand, comes with a very different outlook.
Of course, something akin to "Must be a US Citizen" is attached to most jobs because we don't actually care about diversity, just optics.