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  • Tim Cook says Apple's DEI program may change in the future, but only if required by law

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    As a former Apple employee, I can say I’m proud of the diversity practices that the company followed in the HW engineering organization and I presume there would be similar practices elsewhere. I think people are afraid that DEI means quotas, but that’s not at all what it means. At Apple, it meant putting in the extra effort to make sure qualified candidates from all backgrounds were encouraged to apply. One way they did this was to re-write job descriptions in a way that wouldn’t discourage applicants from underrepresented groups. Seems subtle, but there’s some research supporting this. 

    On a higher level, they’d look at which groups weren’t being represented in the applicant pool and try to figure out why that was. If it was because that group was underrepresented in STEM fields, they would support causes that encouraged those to get into STEM. That could be in the form of scholarships, sending employees to do outreach at various conferences, and many more. 

    Glad to see they’re staying the course. 
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