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[โ€“] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Strictly speaking, DEI absolutely does NOT cover all "minority" hires. DEI is when we say, "We need more people of group X regardless of all other factors." I really doubt they married their wives for the sake of diversity. So they're nit DEI.

[โ€“] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

regardless of all other factors

Yea that's not what DEI is. Look up affinity bias and why we need things like DEI.

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