Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was the Fastest Growing Job Category on LinkedIn in During 2020

According to LinkedIn, hiring for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE and I) positions has increased 90% since 2019. The salary range is listed at $72,900-$97,000 and generally requires a bachelor’s degree. A better gig for grievance studies grads than a barista, but probably less impactful. Historically, diversity positions were a nod to political correctness. They rarely resulted in significant differences in any organization’s employee makeup that couldn’t be explained by other demographic shifts. However, having the position helped protect organizations from activists and lawsuits.The same can be said for what used to be termed as diversity training. The idea in those programs was that you treat people who look different than you based on a concept called unconscious bias. In other words, ideas you are not aware of somehow govern your behavior. As it turns out, this entire concept does not hold up to scrutiny. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Harvard, and the University of Virginia examined 499 studies over 20 years involving 80,859 participants that used the IAT and other, similar measures. They discovered two things: One is that the correlation between implicit bias and discriminatory behavior appears weaker than previously thought. They also conclude that there is…
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