DEI in Hiring

My marketing services business that ran from 1984 through 2008 had very little to do with the food industry, but I suppose it was a small part of the early DEI movement.  Through the first years, when the business was small and I did the hiring myself, I always favored women and minorities over white male candidates if the two were evenly qualified.  Then, when the business grew and I needed an HR person, I instructed her to do the same.

I simply thought it was the right thing to do, and I liked the look of the place when clients came through to check us out.