The columnist says that "as a lesbian, a new parent and a woman with a broken ankle, I was a somewhat textbook diversity hire." 
But what if you are not a "textbook diversity hire"? What if you are a well-qualified, straight white male who would be excellent at the job? Well, I guess you remain on the dole. 
In fact, for every "diversity hire," there will be some more deserving person who loses out, simply because he is not a member of a politically-approved "diverse" group. 
Workplace "diversity," a concept promoted relentlessly by misguided social-justice warriors, is just a cover for gender and racial discrimination. It's the kind of bigotry that has no place in a fair, modern, productive society. It's disgraceful.