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To really understand if companies are biased or not, you also need to know the percent of applicants to these companies who are black. If only 2% of applicants
by selectron 10y ago
To really understand if companies are biased or not, you also need to know the percent of applicants to these companies who are black. If only 2% of applicants to Google are black, I would expect only 2% of new hires at Google to be black.
The assumption that a white applicant and a black applicant should be roughly equal is a strong prior. I would need to see convincing data to counteract this assumption.
- jameshart 10y agoAbsolutely, this is rather the point of the article: that diversity efforts focused on eliminating bias during selection are pointless unless you also ensure a diverse candidate pool to begin with.