Ending Checkbox Diversity

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Thoughtful

DEI should never be started in response to a social movement. A company’s first or loudest attempt at inclusion should not be a blacked-out square posted on Instagram in support of Black Lives Matter. DEI requires a meaningful audit of existing-state issues in the organization: what’s the current pay gap, how much of the current employee base is made up of underrepresented identities, is there representation in key leadership roles, what supplier guidelines are in place, and other key measures of meaningful diversity. The gaps revealed by the audit provide places to take action first, before anyone sends out signal-boosting messages of equity outside of the workplace.

How Reactionary DEI Fails: An Example

As a queer person, ...