On: Google kills diversity hiring targets

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Other countries often have a clearer separation of responsibilities between government and business.

Governments are responsible for addressing social inequity, while companies simply hire whoever best meets their needs (within the constraints of antidiscrimination laws).

In America these responsibilities seem to have become blurred, resulting in an XY problem whereby people debate which hiring policies are best at addressing certain societal problems, without questioning whether it is even appropriate for companies to be taking on that responsibility in the first place.

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In many European countries there is an expectation that employers behave in socially responsible ways. In many cases this is also codified into law.

Employers also benefit from government support (e.g. the government sponsors education that ultimately provides the workforce for the employers).