Even though Diversity, Equity and Inclusion jobs increased by 55% following the murder of #GeorgeFloyd in May 2020, a recent study has showed that the vast majority of them have dried up.
In 2020, a lot of companies made big commitments, big statements around the DEI roles and goals but they never truly intended to follow through with them.
A survey revealed that Black employees account for only 3.8% of chief diversity officers in all, while white people make up 76.1% of the positions.
@b4cks4w @thewebrecluse
I hadn’t thought about the idea that if a huge majority of CDO’s were black, it would mean they’re doing all the heavy lifting while whites remain passive or outright hostile.
What’s your opinion, @thewebrecluse ?
Another consideration is that racist whites, if they’re at all willing to change, are more likely to listen to whites on the subject than blacks.
@thewebrecluse It's because there are absolutely no consequences for the companies not following through with or continuing these strategies. 😔 You're right - they never intended to follow through it was just good press at the time 🙁
@IronButterfly almost everything white people do in this regard is merely "good press" 🤣
@thewebrecluse YES 💯 and still so sad.
My "favorite" DEI officer choice was the "search" (prior employer) that turned up a white son of diplomats whose credentials were well, living abroad.
He was selected over the absolutely beloved gay black man who had built the diversity communities of interest. Not surprisingly, he walked away and the communities evaporated but the "new and improved DEI KPIs" showed all green. 😐
@thewebrecluse
Chiming in that I'd expect PoC to be represented in 20-40% of those CDO jobs to mirror larger populations. But not a lot more, because that would suggest they have to carry the effort for Caucasians. Who all told are no longer a majority in a lot of places just to further complicate the discussion.
I think the survey source is here: https://www.zippia.com/chief-diversity-officer-jobs/demographics/