Quote Originally Posted by Trigger View Post
A diverse workforce as you say has many positives, people from different backgrounds approach problems in a different way and see things that others simply wouldn't.

It is therefore necessary, particularly in certain industries and organisations.

Should you go out of your way to employ someone far less skilled just to hit that diversity target, obviously not, but that would rarely be the case.
Exactly, it's not about putting someone crap in the job to fill a quota. That's obviously not right. And I'd say it's a rare occasion when there is someone streets ahead of everyone else for a job. It's the more usual cases where one of a number could be suitable, but of course only one can be chosen, that the subconscious bias comes in.