The Surprising Solution to Workplace Diversity
Arwa Mahdawi makes a call to action for HR managers to find ways to reduce their unconscious bias. She gives an example of the company GapJumpers, which uses blind hiring practices and found that 60% more minority applicants were selected for interviews. She criticises superficial approaches (for example, diversity training and tokenism) for not focusing on dismantling endemic problems such as institutional racism, sexism, and ableism etc, and instead opt for a quick fix.
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