Thursday 7 March 2013

What are ethical reasons for the active pursuit of diversity and, conversely, ethical reasons for a more passive approach? Assume the type of...

Ethically,
it is important to value diversity in the workplace. Without actively pursuing diversity, a
workplace might exclude certain certain groups and potentially express subconscious biases that
prevent diversity from naturally arising. In this way, it is vital to pursue diversity
intentionally.

On the other hand, active inclusion could almost be seen as
more detrimental simply because you are still singling out minorities and focusing on people's
differences, even if the intent is positive. Additionally, it may mean intentionally selecting a
minority who has less experience than another candidate, which could be considered detrimental
to your workplace and discriminatory against the individual with more experience.


The problem with the diversity issue is that there is no solution that will make
everyone happy. Eventually, when equality is common throughout workplaces, it will be simpler to
utilize passive inclusion, because there should be no discrepancy in the number of
diverse...

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