Re:Tech's DEI backlash is here
by hightrix on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:45PM
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Pardon my ignorance, what does URM refer to in this context?
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Underrepresented Racial Minority. Basically Black, Latin, or Native American. The last is a bit hand-wavy because there's huge rates of intermarriage in Native families, and many ethnically identify as white.
Ideally I'd prefer if there was some mechanism to actually examine people's backgrounds. I'm Latin myself, but had educated parents, went to a top 10 school, and basically not disadvantaged in any way. But aggregate disparities do exist and I see reason to take action on them.
Thank you. Today I learn a new thing!
Re:Tech's DEI backlash is here
by flappyeagle on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:51PM
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Under represented minority.
And of course this was the case — DEI in practice was never defined as pro-anything. It was simply anti-white-and-Asian-male
Underrepresented Racial Minority