THE HIRING LANDSCAPE IN AMERICA
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DEI = PROFITS
"Companies with more culturally and ethnically diverse executive teams were 33% more likely to see better-than-average profits"
BETTER EMPLOYEES
"85% of human resources executives report that individuals with criminal records perform the same as, or better than, employees without criminal records"
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/23/americans-with-criminal-records-are-in-demand-in-the-job-market.html
THE US RACIAL WEALTH GAP
"The median net worth of Black households was less than 15% that of white families"
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/01/politics/black-white-racial-wealth-gap/index.html
SKILLS > DEGREES
"A degree is the lazy hiring manager's screen for basic skills"
UNDEREMPLOYMENT BY RACE
"Large gaps in underemployment between white and non-white workers"
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2019/08/01/race-and-underemployment-in-the-u-s-labor-market/