Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC within a company

Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by oytis on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:45AM (#34679044)

IMO the right way to implement diversity is to get more underrepresented people into the funnel, not lowering the bar. But it requires resources that startups might not have/might be unwilling to allocate.

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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by m348e912 on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:04AM (#34679397)

>>the right way to implement diversity is to get more underrepresented people into the funnel, not lowering the bar

This is the best comment in the thread. If you have a diverse funnel you will have diverse employees and as long as you maintain standards, they will be well qualified for the job. This includes internships and job training programs.

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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by bradlys on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:08AM (#34679461)

Eh, the resume stack is fundamentally flawed. A lot of URT are never going to go into tech because they just don’t want to. It’s a large cultural issue.

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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by oytis on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:22AM (#34679697)

Yes, that's why if a company is committed to diversity, it reaches out to candidates, promotes itself on events for underrepresented people etc.

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