Big Tech Layoffs Are Hitting Diversity and Inclusion Jobs Hard
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#2Unpaywalled link; https://archive.is/oAuZH
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#3>Only software engineering and data science jobs saw larger declines, at 24% and 27%, respectively.
So the "hard" jobs are actually facing larger layoff waves than the DEI jobs.
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#4D/I initiatives need strong government/industry collaboration, because the benefits of success are shared by society, but the investment takes decades from filling the pipelines starting in elementary school.
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#5"Instead, he said companies should consider race, gender and ethnicity when deciding who to let go."
I understand what this meant in the context of the article, but without context, this seems like a potentially dangerous statement.
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#6>Only software engineering and data science jobs saw larger declines, at 24% and 27%, respectively. So the "hard" jobs are actually facing larger layoff waves than the DEI jobs.
The stat isn't even about layoffs. It's about number of open job postings.
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#7"Instead, he said companies should consider race, gender and ethnicity when deciding who to let go." I understand what this meant in the context of the article, but without context, this seems like a potentially dangerous statement.
Illegal at the federal level, no?
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#8>Only software engineering and data science jobs saw larger declines, at 24% and 27%, respectively. So the "hard" jobs are actually facing larger layoff waves than the DEI jobs.
The full quote gives some important context:
> Listings for DEI roles were down 19% last year — a bigger decline than legal or general human resources jobs saw, according to findings from Textio, which helps companies create unbiased job ads. Only software engineering and data science jobs saw larger declines, at 24% and 27%, respectively.
I'm guessing these were listings Textio was paid to analyze, so there are multiple possible causes for the decline.
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#9D/I initiatives need strong government/industry collaboration, because the benefits of success are shared by society, but the investment takes decades from filling the pipelines starting in elementary school.
It's unclear what D&I consultants can do in order to conjure more non-Asian computer science students out of thin air to fill that pipeline.
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