The following chart illustrates how diversity works in fair recruitment. Imagine the graph below as a fat mole pushes up the carpet to get under. As he progresses, he gets thinner and thinner, until he gets to the other side, and finds the Mescaline. Despite being totally emaciated, he rockets up to the ceiling. I’ve… Continue reading The Mole and the Mescaline
Category: Technical
The Technical side of diversity maths – descriptions of programmes and means to verify them. Analysis of whether a recruitment plan or result is likely to be illegal, or a staff profile change is, perhaps in addition, totally impractical.
Rigging the Sift?
X Chambers is a highly prestigious set of barristers, and applications for pupillage run at over 100 per place. Since the death of George Floyd, X operates a Diversity and Inclusion policy which extends to recruitment. Since that policy was implemented, it is claimed that applications have been effectively anonymised regarding race and sex. Since… Continue reading Rigging the Sift?
Stubborn States – Introduction
Stubborn States refers to the fact that it is far more difficult to change the constitution of a substantial workforce by any quality such as a Protected Characteristic, (eg, race or gender) than is generally realised. A good example of this is given by BT’s extreme example for their Non-Openreach workforce to March 2025 –… Continue reading Stubborn States – Introduction
The Curve of DEIth – What it Tells Us
The backbone of Diversity Maths, this is the tool you use to assess a company’s DEI recruitment programme, and how it compares to a meritocracy. It works by extending a technique used in DEI recruitment. DEI uses the assumption that recruiters are racist/sexist/trans-gayphobic by requiring that all job applications are stripped of all characteristics that… Continue reading The Curve of DEIth – What it Tells Us