D.E.I. stands for for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In my mind, societies, businesses and educational organisations that pay heed to such matters are on the right side of civilisation, democracy, efficiency and fairness.
Let's take "Diversity" to begin with. Surely, it's about ensuring that everybody gets a look in, no matter what their race, socio-economic status, gender, sexual orientation or physical attributes. That has got to be a good thing for in the past far too much talent was wasted because of various forms of discrimination when diversity was not catered for.
Secondly - "Equity". Isn't that what Martin Luther King was talking about in his "I have a dream" speech? Equity means each individual or group of people being given the same resources and opportunities, regardless of their circumstances. I guess that it is not much different from "diversity". Equity is about being equal so that if you happen to have been born into a wealthy family in say Queens, New York City your treatment is demonstrably no different from someone born into poverty in Jackson, Mississippi.
Thirdly, there's "Inclusion" - "the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or intellectual disabilities and members of other minority groups." Again to any right thinking human this is surely laudable. A step forward into the light from the shadows of the past.
D.E.I. policies are good things that governments should be encouraging because everybody matters. We are all in this together.
Implying that D.E.I. is some kind of "woke" brake upon society's progress or business development is evidence of a prejudiced and ill-informed view of our world. D.E.I. deserves to be promoted and celebrated not denigrated as some kind of liberal affectation that does not belong in the so-called "real world".
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