An article I read about research into diversity asked about levels where different groups felt occupations became "sufficiently diverse." It looked at positions at tech companies, for example.I support diversity. I came across the article from the newsletter from Heterodox Academy, started by previous guest Jonathan Haidt, which promotes diversity, particularly of viewpoints. I would promote diversity in many places, yet there are many places I don't see diversity promoted or researched.Living in Manhattan, I see many doormen, building superintendents, building porters, takeout food deliverymen, construction workers, and so on. I know there are many people who work mines, deep sea fishing, and so on. I understand mostly men work these fields. I never see whites or women delivering food in New York by bicycle. Have you?Maybe I'm ignorant, but where is the push and research for diversity in these fields? I'm not asking rhetorically or to poke holes. I expect diversity in those fields would promote a healthier society for many reasons, includingPhysically dangerous fields dominated by men, when women entered them, became saferThe more opportunities for whites in fields like delivering food, the more they'll be pulled from other roles and the more the roles where they're underrepresented will change to appeal to executivesThe more people promote equality in dangerous or low-paying fields, the more credibility they'll gain, so they don't just look like they're trying to help themselves onlyThey may receive support from groups from whom they don't, like manual laborers who likely feel slightedPeople and society will rethink relationships between different workers and classesMartin Luther King, jr sought equality between all, not just to help some. Nelson Mandela learned Afrikaans to understand his captors. How much do people today seek equality across the board versus helping some groups but not others?Here's the first article I read that Heterodox Academy's newsletter linked to and got me thinkingDiversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It DifferentlyThe primary research that article referred toDrawing the Diversity Line: Numerical Thresholds of Diversity Vary by Group Status, by Felix Danbold and Miguel M. UnzuetaAnother article on research by one of themHere’s What Happens When You Tell White People America Is Getting Less WhiteResearch by one of the researchers that starts looking into these questionsWhy Aren’t There More Women Firefighters? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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