DEI hire

English

Noun

DEI hire (plural DEI hires)

1. Synonym of diversity hire
   • 2024 July 23, Chelsea Bailey, “A GOP congressman called Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire.’ Some caution it’s a sign of what’s to come”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “One hundred percent she is a DEI hire,” he said, referring to diversity, equity and inclusion.

   • 2024 July 26, Susan Harmeling, Ph.D., “What Might It Mean When Critics Call Someone A DEI Hire?”, in Forbes‎^[2]:

     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.”

   • 2024 July 27, Danny Westneat, “‘DEI hire?’ WA GOP’s attempt at injury is self-inflicted”, in The Seattle Times‎^[3]:

     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.”