DEI hire

English Etymology DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Noun en diversity hire. en Chelsea Bailey A GOP congressman called Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire.’ Some caution it’s a sign of what’s to come w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/politics/kamala-harris-burchett-dei-hire-backlash/index.html 23-07-2024 “One hundred percent she is a DEI hire,” he said, referring to diversity, equity and inclusion. https://web.archive.org/web/20240822044631/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/politics/kamala-harris-burchett-dei-hire-backlash/index.html en Susan Harmeling, Ph.D. What Might It Mean When Critics Call Someone A DEI Hire? w:Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2024/07/26/what-might-it-mean-when-critics-call-someone-a-dei-hire/ 26-07-2024 Specifically, Tennessee Congressman Timothy Burchett, who is incidentally exactly the same age as Harris and arguably possesses a thinner resume, claims that because she is a woman of color chosen for such a high office, she is just another example of the kind of “mediocrity” that you get when you make a “DEI hire.” https://web.archive.org/web/20240822044631/https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2024/07/26/what-might-it-mean-when-critics-call-someone-a-dei-hire/ en Danny Westneat ‘DEI hire?’ WA GOP’s attempt at injury is self-inflicted w:The Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/dei-hire-wa-gops-attempt-at-injury-is-self-inflicted/ 27-07-2024 It was a poor choice, then, for local Republicans to greet the news of the likely Democratic nominee, a woman who is Black and South Asian, by dismissing her as a “DEI hire.” https://web.archive.org/web/20240807094421/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/dei-hire-wa-gops-attempt-at-injury-is-self-inflicted/