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> This means a perfectly fair selection process will select 90 men and 10 women for every 100 jobs, or at least in this ballpark. How does one know what the co
by erikpukinskis 10y ago
> This means a perfectly fair selection process will select 90 men and 10 women for every 100 jobs, or at least in this ballpark.
How does one know what the correct target ratio is for their field?
You have blind faith in market mechanisms. I have blind faith in the general equality of the sexes. I'm not saying I'm right, I fully acknowledge it's an article of faith. I'm just hoping I can get to acknowledge that your belief in male superiority in certain fields is also an article of faith.
- yakult 10y ago>How does one know what the correct target ratio is for their field? One can look at the distribution of m:f in the list of eligible applicants, or more generally in university graduate numbers. It will be subject to noise, but the 'natural' outcome should be at least in the same ballpark. >I have blind faith in the general equality of the sexes. I'm not saying I'm right, I fully acknowledge it's an article of faith. Blind faith is not necessary here. Nor is a belief in 'male superiority in certain fields'. I agree that given equal qualifications, gender should not affect performance to a great degree, yet affirmative action vastly skews recruitment to one side in this case and only makes sense if it turns out gender does affect performance and women are somehow vastly better (without this effect being picked up and accounted for by the market).