In my mind that’s what hiring committees say when they’re trying to “diversify”. Let’s check off these boxes. We need one in each category to cover all the bases so we can be diverse. As a professional, I’m not saying that I’ve been in rooms where conversations like this have occurred, but I have spoken to MANY people who have been in those rooms. The words may not be as blunt, but the message is the same. Let’s get one (insert underrepresented demographics here).
Let’s make sure we get a token so that we’re checking off each box.
In my mind that’s what hiring committees say when they’re trying to “diversify”. Let’s check off these boxes. We need one in each category to cover all the bases so we can be diverse. As a professional, I’m not saying that I’ve been in rooms where conversations like this have occurred, but I have spoken to MANY people who have been in those rooms. The words may not be as blunt, but the message is the same. Let’s get one (insert underrepresented demographics here).
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