DEI hiring is such a hot topic right now. And as always, a simple for or against take is going to miss a lot. The truth is nuanced.

First, gov mandated hiring quotas are immoral. And quotas as company policy are a backwards way to hire. However, diversity is a huge benefit to a business.

When I make hiring decisions I pursue diversity, and diversity of all kinds. Especially diversity in location of our workers in the business I have with my husband. All our devs are remote, and it’s a huge advantage to us to hire people from around the world. We are building global software, and so keeping a global perspective is very important. The insight you get from your workers who are different from you, live in different places, have different practices, etc, is so impactful and important.

After all, whatever it is that you make, you are making things for humans, and so having a broad perspective on humanity on your team is hugely helpful.