diversity hire

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diversity hire (plural diversity hires)

  1. (derogatory) A person who is hired based on their protected class status, rather than their merits or job qualifications.
    • 2024 July 29, Susan Harmeling, “The ‘DEI Hire’ Trap: How Biden Turned His VP Pick Into Fodder For Critics”, in Forbes‎[1]:
      When Joe Biden announced he'd pick a woman of color as his running mate, he thought he was being progressive. Instead, he walked right into a DEI trap, gift-wrapping ammunition for every critic ready to dismiss Kamala Harris as a "diversity hire."

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