“It is bad for women at forestry. It is even worse if you are queer.”
A Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) trainer had her boss put on administrative leave after accusing him of hiring people for Oregon’s forestry department on the basis of merit rather than being part of a perceived disadvantaged group, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.
Megan Donecker was outraged that her former work superior Mike Shaw would tell her that he meant to hire “the candidates most qualified for the job” and not on the basis of their race, ethnicity or sexuality. The revelation prompted Doneker to file a complaint against him.
Shaw, who has a $192,000-a-year job as deputy head of Oregon’s Department of Forestry, is now on administrative leave because of Donecker’s complaint, who was head of the department’s DEI program. Donecker claimed six LGBTQ+…
