Cesar Conde is the head of the newly formed NBC-Universal News Group. This organization combines NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and all streaming news operations. Recently, via a video and memo, Conde announced to his employees that he had a goal of transforming the organization so that 50% of the employees would be women and 50% would be “people of color.” It is not clear from the memo exactly what definition of “women” Conde is using this week.
As it turns out, women (under the traditional definition) already constitute about half of the workforce, so the goals outlined by Conde are exclusively aimed at reducing the employment opportunities for Caucasians. What ever happened to the idea that has been extensively promoted by SJW’s that the workforce for large companies should reflect the population they serve?
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