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I once worked at a company that was having trouble finding women candidates. We were a tiny company that at that point largely recruited out of the people we kn
by imh 9y ago
I once worked at a company that was having trouble finding women candidates. We were a tiny company that at that point largely recruited out of the people we knew, who were largely people we'd worked with before and people we went to school with. Mostly dudes. There was a discussion at some point about the legality of trying harder to get women engineers than men. My understanding is that you can try to get more people of a protected class to apply in the first place and it's only once they apply that you have to treat everyone equally. Is that correct?
If it is, then this seems like the problem in the article would be legal on the same basis.
- baddox 9y agoI don’t know the law or the established ethics (if any exist), but I would hope that it isn’t frowned upon to focus recruiting efforts toward certain demographics with the goal of receiving qualified applicants at the same proportions as the general population (e.g. 50/50 male and female).
- otterley 9y agoNo, that’s not the law. While neutrally written, the intent is clear (and will be enforced as such) - it is to prevent discrimination against historically-rejected groups (women, minorities, the elderly, disabled, etc.).