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Jim Dueholm's avatar

The Supreme Court left the reverse discrimination door ajar when it said in the college admissions cases that essays can be used to give a boost to minority applicants. Until the Court slams that door colleges, businesses, employers, governments and others will find a way to walk through the door. Racial preferences probably won't be as egregious as they have been, but they'll remain alive and well. Jim Dueholm

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DAVID DEMILO's avatar

While there are no diversity statements required for applicants in the employment space, I can assure you from my direct experience that DEI questions are becoming the norm.

Job applicants are often asked to specify their gender identity in the EEO disclosure portion of a job application, and many of the forms do not allow for an opt-out as they do for the federally required disclosures on race, ethnicity, veteran status and disability.

Asking someone that question is tantamount to asking them about their sexuality, and I don't that's anyone's business, certainly not an employer's or the government's.

In two of the interviews I have recently had, I was asked directly, "If you were to work here, how would you improve diversity, equity and inclusion in your team?"

Two different interviews, two different companies, the same question, which leads me to believe that it came out of a DEI textbook.

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