“Diversity Policies Rarely Make Companies Fairer, and They Feel Threatening to White Men”
“Most people assume that diversity policies make companies fairer for women and minorities, though the data suggest otherwise. Even when there is clear evidence of discrimination at a company, the presence of a diversity policy leads people to discount claims of unfair treatment. In previous research, we’ve found that this is especially true for members of dominant groups and those who tend to believe that the system is generally fair…
In a recent experiment, we found evidence that it not only makes white men believe that women and minorities are being treated fairly — whether that’s true or not — it also makes them more likely to believe that they themselves are being treated unfairly…
diversity messages led to these effects regardless of these men’s political ideology, attitudes toward minority groups, beliefs about the prevalence of discrimination against whites, or beliefs about the fairness of the world. This suggests just how widespread negative responses to diversity may be among white men”
Ugh white boys.
Also, this is so real — “Currently, diversity initiatives’ strongest accomplishment may actually be protecting the organization from litigation — not protecting the interests of underrepresented groups.”
Related: “Women and Minorities Are Penalized for Promoting Diversity”; “The Other Side of Diversity”; "“Etsy’s Trying to Fix Tech’s Women Problem. Why Aren’t You?”;
