NFL Shows Us Why DEI Needs Data and Accountability

What is happening? The NFL has the Rooney Rule, which may be seen as well intentioned, required the interviewing of candidates of color for open NFL positions. There’s now a lawsuit.

Why is this important? Other groups also followed suits with their own, potentially well intentioned rules, about interviewing diverse candidates. According to Harvard Business Review, there is statistically no chance of a diverse hire if only 1 person of color or 1 woman is interviews. However, statistics increase if people of color or women are interviewed for the same position.

How will this be important? The odds of a diverse hire didn’t increase a little if people of color or 2 women were hired- the odds went up like this: ” the odds of hiring a woman were 79.14 times greater, and the odds of hiring a person of color were 193.72 times greater.”

Harvard Business Review | DEI Initiatives Are Futile Without Accountability