Is that legal?
California outlawed all-white-male boardrooms – reshaping corporate America
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#12Woke racism strikes again.
ugh this shit is hard to stomach
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#13Road the hell is paved with good intentions.
As much as I support equality and diversity, I'm even more strongly opposed government over-reach. The state shouldn't have a say in who gets a job at a private (non owned by state) company.
As the article state, I hope this will get over-turned by the courts.
This would set a bad precedent. If the state can dictate the kind of person gets a highly coveted job, what else can state dictate?
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#14The comments here as I write this are quite shocking. I would have imagined that HN's readership would be quite progressive. Maybe not.
I do not think it is unreasonable for a corporate board to be required to include at least one woman or at least one non-white person. I also think it's quite shocking that all-white-male boards are so common that this is even necessary. It's an artifact of institutional racism and sexism that is easy to observe in hard data, and so this law feels like a single step towards modern equity.
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#15this should work out well...
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#16The law doesn’t pass constitutional muster. There are several challenges underway.
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#17Discrimination on the basis of race is always unethical.
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#182 years from now: "California outlawed all-white-male startups"
Re: California outlawed all-white-male boardrooms – reshaping corporate America
#19Road the hell is paved with good intentions. As much as I support equality and diversity, I'm even more strongly opposed government over-reach. The state shouldn't have a say in who gets a job at a private (non owned by state) company. As the article state, I hope this will get over-turned by the courts. This would set a bad precedent. If the state can dictate the kind of person gets a highly coveted job, what else c…
This is about equity, not equality, and it's increasingly clear that a lot of people don't know the difference.
Re: California outlawed all-white-male boardrooms – reshaping corporate America
#20What a shockingly sad interpretation from most (all at the time of writing) comments here.
When did you ever have a job that you didn't learn 90% of what's needed, while on the job itself?
Cries for meritocracy are woefully ignorant for this fact alone.
If you want meritocracy, focus your energy on improving education. Until then, your worth is determined mostly by whether someone gives you a chance, which depends on your skin color, location, and last name, aka luck.