Isn't this illegal in America? That would be considered a discriminatory hiring practice.
Isn't this illegal in America? That would be considered a discriminatory hiring practice.
Personally, it just makes sense to me how valuable diversity is to a healthy company. If everyone comes from basically the same demographic (say, [upper-]middle class white male?), then you're most likely restricting your market, but also internal culture.
People often forget that there are other benefits people bring to a company aside from skills directly related to product development, so it makes sense to take that into consideration. It just so happens that it's currently accepted in the US to discriminate benefiting minorities or under-represented groups, so you might as well take advantage of that to build a more representative and diverse work place.