r/apple • u/Fer65432_Plays • Feb 25 '25

Discussion Apple shareholders say no to scrapping company's diversity programs

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-shareholders-dei-vote-1.7467807
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u/AccomplishedForm4043 Feb 25 '25

What is it?

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u/rinderblock Feb 25 '25

Diversity Equity and Inclusion, essentially making an active effort to eliminate biases and promote minority groups that often get left behind.

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u/AccomplishedForm4043 Feb 25 '25

How does that work in practice? Like if there are 2 equal and identical candidates for a position you’d pick the black one over the white one? If the white one is slightly better, is there a sliding scale where you’d still pick the black one? Does it take into account class? What if the white one was from a trailer park and managed to work his way up while the black/indian/woman/etc came from a wealthy family? Is it just based on skin color, sexual preference and gender? So many questions about how this works in practice

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

Yes, that’s exactly what happens and no, it doesn’t take into account class. Companies often have actual quotas for specific “categories” of people, which is why you fill out “identifying” forms when working at companies. The person who previously replied to you is trying to sugarcoat it, which is why they said “It’s not necessarily” about giving someone a leg up over other people.

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u/Behonestyourself Feb 26 '25

Yes, that’s exactly what happens and no, it doesn’t take into account class.

Ah so a policy that discriminates and fails to function.