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> Why is race even a factor? This has been endlessly discussed to death. It is a factor because it is a factor in society(common eg: black names not getting ca
by dominotw 8y ago
> Why is race even a factor?
This has been endlessly discussed to death. It is a factor because it is a factor in society(common eg: black names not getting callback for an interview). It is a factor because social inertia exists. Ignoring it and putting your head in the sand is not moving forward, places like harvard to want to take corrective measures to offset the inertia. Yes we would like to live in a race blind society but it cannot happen overnight.
- axaxs 8y agoWhy is the name even a factor? Why can't it be an input of criteria, and handled by formulas? We're not in the 1920's with a guy with a fat cigar looking at each one individually, while burning and throwing away the ones that sound (irish/black/jewish/whatever).
- smt88 8y agoNames absolutely matter. Many studies have been done where the same resume was submitted with different names. Why not Google it?
- axaxs 8y agoI did not mean to imply that names do not matter wrt getting a callback at a job, of that I'm aware. I meant more as a 'why does it matter in qualifications.' i.e. in my formulaic paradise that is apparently too futuristic, name would be omitted as a factor. I don't think it's only race based, either. I'm sure an Alexander would get more callbacks than a Bubba. But people don't choose their name, such is life.
- shipman05 8y agoYou would think that sort of discrimination is a thing fo the past, yet.... http://www.chicagotribune.com/g00/business/ct-bias-hiring-0504-biz-20160503-story.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/g00/business/ct-bias-hiring-05...
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- chmln 8y ago> Why is the name even a factor? Because many people still believe in stereotypes. But whether stereotypes have any truth to them is a different question entirely.