There often is this idea of overcompensating for the inequalities experienced by one side in the past. While being a fundamentally plausible thought, this idea will never work because who is to decide and uphold the rules for that like when to stop it or how much to overcompensate.
The more realistic and less patronizing approach is to always strive for a good world to live in by learning from the past and not trying to correct it.
Capitalism makes this an ineffective strategy. It compounds the advantages held by the descendants of the historically powerful rather than eroding them.
And that’s why proactive DEI is necessary. Otherwise you end up with (for example) tech companies that continue to hire mostly nerdy guys because that’s what the interviewers relate with most comfortably, and reject female candidates because it’s harder for them to relate, even when the female in question is eminently qualified.
There often is this idea of overcompensating for the inequalities experienced by one side in the past. While being a fundamentally plausible thought, this idea will never work because who is to decide and uphold the rules for that like when to stop it or how much to overcompensate. The more realistic and less patronizing approach is to always strive for a good world to live in by learning from the past and not trying to correct it.
Capitalism makes this an ineffective strategy. It compounds the advantages held by the descendants of the historically powerful rather than eroding them.
And that’s why proactive DEI is necessary. Otherwise you end up with (for example) tech companies that continue to hire mostly nerdy guys because that’s what the interviewers relate with most comfortably, and reject female candidates because it’s harder for them to relate, even when the female in question is eminently qualified.