"eliminates biases in recruitment and does not exclude underrepresented groups" has turned out to basically mean "higher less qualified candidates in the name of more equitable outcomes", which is a very contentious position to take and one many Americans strongly oppose.
No it means eliminates biases in recruitment and to not exclude underrepresented groups
We still have massive biases against minorities in our countries. Some people prefer to pretend they don't exist so they can justify the current reality.
Nothing related to Trump has anything to do with qualified candidates, Trump is the least qualified president we have ever had in american history. Not just because he hadn't served in government or as a general but because he is generally unaware about how government works and doesn't care to be informed.
In other words they get triggered from words that don't mean that thing. Sounds like EU should develop a politically correct language for Americans. That's synthetic Woke, which is ironic.
I wonder if the new Woke should be called Neo-Woke, where you pretend to be mean to certain group of people to accommodate other group of people who suffered from accommodating another group of people.
IMHO all this needs to be gone and just be like "don't discriminate, be fair" but hey I'm not the trend setter.