Do diversity statements produce more diverse applicant pools?

I really like how the platform summarizes actual studies (as opposed to being opinion pieces).

> When firms inflate their diversity numbers it heightens minority candidates' concerns about fitting in and succeeding.()

Really hits home. I don't consider myself to be a minority candidate (male, Indian), but I've found that looking for (happy) female engineers is a pretty good proxy for whether the workplace is welcoming or not. Whenever I've interviewed somewhere* and don't get to talk to a single woman or person of non-dominant culture through the course of my interview, hearing "we really care about hiring women, etc." makes me incredibly suspicious.

*This is in the before-times when in-person interviews happened.

As a hiring manager, the only thing that moved the dial was telling recruiters that “the candidate slate must be diverse in order to consider your candidates”.