Timeline for In a drive towards higher diversity teams, is it possible to be truly inclusive and prevent applicants from lying about their background?
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| Mar 11, 2021 at 19:17 | comment | added | Frank Hopkins | @MvZ thanks a lot, will put it on my reading list. I've also come across a few articles about collective intelligence being supported by gender diversity recently, but didn't find the actual study yet (outside a paywall), otherwise would have bookmarked and included here in "exchange"^^, but in that case - judging only from the article it seemed the gender was more the correlating factor for a different upbringing, education and interests (or at least part was that). So positive sexism in a way, identify likelihood of different mindset by biological differences. Anyway, thx, have a nice day. | |
| Mar 10, 2021 at 15:35 | comment | added | MvZ | Those effects are attributed to changes in group dynamics that occur as the gender ratio approaches parity. I had a nice write-up for these changes, which I'll add if I can. Several studies indicate better (fiscal) performance, but that is an indirect effect with mostly correlational evidence. | |
| Mar 10, 2021 at 15:16 | comment | added | MvZ | @FrankHopkins Strong evidence for reduced androcentrism (office chair company tests with male employees, designs chairs for male butts), reduced gender discrimination and improved occupational well-being. A solid (and recent) review: Fine, C., Sojo, V. and Lawford‐Smith, H. (2020), Why Does Workplace Gender Diversity Matter? Justice, Organizational Benefits, and Policy. Social Issues and Policy Review, 14: 36-72. | |
| Feb 28, 2021 at 4:40 | comment | added | Frank Hopkins | @Mvz Do you have any pointers to such research? and is there a clear general causal link or just a correlation. Because correlation seems perfectly plausible; for causation I've so far only seen anecdotal evidence that was more geared towards genetic difference even (e.g. having dark skinned people would have prevented the soap disperser only working for whites dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4800234/…). Not sure if it is relevant for the answer, I'd just be interested in hard reference, but Flater or anyone else might feel them worth to be included. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 22:24 | comment | added | David R | Also, if someone lies about this, they will lie about other things - things that will be easier to catch. I suggest focusing far more on items that can be verified and not on this. Continue to check during the probationary period for lies. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 14:40 | comment | added | Flater | @Fattie: I think this is a relevant workplace question, as it focuses on the concept of diversity hiring procedures, and it's not a legal question. I don't see why this would not be a workplace related question. While this answer is arguably closer related to a frame challenge than a direct solution to OP's direct question (since the gist is "you can't achieve that perfectly"), it's well within the boundaries of how most answers on Workplace.SE are written, i.e. explaining the intricacies that the answer relies upon and how certain decisions are likely to be perceived. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 14:34 | comment | added | Fattie | While this is an admirable essay, both the excellent question and answer should be moved to , say history or politics SE sites. Bravo! | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 10:57 | comment | added | MvZ | What an excellent and nuanced write-up. A minor addition: Diversity goals are worthwhile. Research has shown benefits in terms of improved employee well-being and better productivity and cohesion in teams. These quantifiable benefits are used to define KPI's, thus creating a need for a measurement instrument: Are we meeting our diversity goal? A well-intended vision and worthwhile goal is thus reduced to a metric to be gamed, by both applicant and organization. | |
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| Feb 24, 2021 at 10:24 | history | answered | Flater | CC BY-SA 4.0 |