1-in-6 managers told to deprioritize hiring white men, 48% diversity over merit

Re:1-in-6 managers told to deprioritize hiring white men, 48... by tharne on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:13PM (#33586328)

Nothing to balance here. Discrimination is wrong or it isn't. If you're using race or gender as a factor when hiring you're in the wrong.

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Re:1-in-6 managers told to deprioritize hiring white men, 48... by giraffe_lady on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:30PM (#33586480)

Is this just a "the means justify the means" argument or am I missing something?

Discrimination is wrong because of the harm it causes, not because it's a violation of an immutable law of fairness or whatever. There's a fucking lot to balance after all.

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Re:1-in-6 managers told to deprioritize hiring white men, 48... by peoplefromibiza on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:49PM (#33586627)

honestly no.

it is considered wrong because it is unjust.

In the constitution of my Country (and many others) there's written that "all citizen are equal in front if the law, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age (..)" etc

Nowhere it is said "because it's economically inconvenient"

They are considered human rights, that people inherit as humans when they are born and are inalienable.

So, no.

Even people who discriminate have the right to not be discriminated.

Retaliation is not a human right.

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Re:1-in-6 managers told to deprioritize hiring white men, 48... by Brian_K_White on Sunday November 13, 2022 @04:49PM (#33587709)

So if I punch you in the face and steal $100 once every day for 30 years, all that is required for perfect fairness is today I merely stop punching you and stealing from you. I get to continue to enjoy my much greater security in life and your reduced ability to compete since I have all your money and have maimed and damaged you. Got it.

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