Comments on 3Gen: 40 years later – is diversity alive at your job?

Incredibly important point, thank you -- it is ALL...

2008-04-14T16:06:00.000-04:00

Incredibly important point, thank you -- it is ALL about giving (actually, not denying) people the chance to contribute to the workplace.

I'd just like to point out that we shouldn't confu...

2008-04-14T15:36:00.000-04:00

I'd just like to point out that we shouldn't confuse diversity with affirmative action. The latter is more of a law-driven initiative that was put into place to give a chance to minorities to progress in education or professional world. Diversity is an initiative that companies are adopting because they believe it's the "right thing to do". Plus, diversity involves more than differnces in race or gender for that matter. It's about giving the chance to all people of all backgrounds (age, gender, race, LGBT...) to contribute to a more progressive workplace.

Excuse me? If it were not for affirmative action,...

2008-04-14T11:54:00.000-04:00

Excuse me? If it were not for affirmative action, it would still be an all white all male workforce. Affirmative action helped to level the playing field.

However, I do agree that times have changed and our society has evolved and become more accepting of a diverse workforce, so laws like affirmative action, which were badly needed then, have now become antiquated and in need of revision in order to be made current with today's society.

beyond affirmitive action? Excuse me? Affirmitive ...

2008-04-05T22:47:00.000-04:00

beyond affirmitive action? Excuse me? Affirmitive action is reverse DISCRIMINATION, it's the opposite of diversity! It's unconstitutional and hypocritical