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I retired from higher ed after 34 years as a broadcast instructor (production & journalism). I'm a firm advocate of equal opportunity, and a staunch opponent of affirmative action (diversity and inclusion) as the 2 cannot exist in the same arena. Diversity is NOT a qualification for a job. Unfortunately is often trumps the qualifications and overrides more qualified people. If you truly want equality in the workplace, everyone must qualify under the same standards. Unless you believe that management will display bias in hiring, you can't expect people to be hired for reasons other than competency. If you believe bias has occurred, it is your responsibility to prove it, and not by some gut feeling or knee jerk response. I heard enough of people crying foul with no evidence and threats of continued bias accusations. Hiring workers based on non-competency characteristics most often results in employees who can't compete in the marketplace. Bad for the business and bad for the employee. It also puts a negative light on the entire group that was hired because of diversity rather than legitimate qualifications. All the arguments of past inequities that may have existed do not validate hiring in the current market based on any non-competency factors.