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I don’t know about the US but there are rules in regards to job postings in the UK and likely the EU at large that would make that a violation of anti-discrimin

I don’t know about the US but there are rules in regards to job postings in the UK and likely the EU at large that would make that a violation of anti-discrimination laws.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago
I'm pretty sure I've seen adverts asking for women (but not the contrary); can you cite the legislation (at UK level is fine). rant incoming: Indeed in my small niche the almost exclusively female company owners, who always address group messages to "ladies", when enquiring about taking on employees always say "I'm thinking of taking on a girl, where should I advertise" or similar. Weekend help is "a Saturday girl". Ageism and sexism, completely unchallenged by all the feminists who are supposedly keen to see equality. Anyway .. carry on.
- dogma1138 8y ago
  It's allowed for some select cases when there is sufficient justification mainly in arts, education and entertainment.
- baud147258 8y ago
  In which niche are you working in?
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    It's a specific part of art/education/craft; not going to drill director further than that, sorry.
- glenndebacker 8y ago
  I can't speak for the UK but in Belgium it's certainly illegal to discriminate based on gender, age, race, .... There was even a case recently where a man won a lawsuit because he was excluded by a clothing store that was searching for a female employee for doing an inventory job. "Brussels, 23 August 2018 - The legal action taken by the Institute for Equality of Women and Men reminds employers that sex is not a criterion for refusing an application. The Leuven Labor Court has sentenced a clothing store to discrimination based on sex. He refused a man's candidacy because he wanted to hire a woman." https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollicitant-weigeren-op-basis-van-geslacht-is-discriminatie https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollici... (dutch) https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollicitant-weigeren-op-basis-van-geslacht-is-discriminatie?lang=fr https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollici... (french) That being said I also seen adverts asking for women but technically it's against the law and even with all those laws discriminations happen more often than not.
  - flooq 8y ago
    It's definitely illegal to discriminate on those grounds in the UK (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance). There are exceptions like modelling or acting where roles where there could be reasonable reasons for being gender-specific but not for the tech and public sector jobs described in the article. Given the way issues like this overlap with the European Convention on Human Rights I would expect it to be very similar across Europe (certainly within the EU).

I don’t know about the US but there are rules in regards to job postings in the UK and likely the EU at large that would make that a violation of anti-discrimination laws.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago

I'm pretty sure I've seen adverts asking for women (but not the contrary); can you cite the legislation (at UK level is fine). rant incoming: Indeed in my small niche the almost exclusively female company owners, who always address group messages to "ladies", when enquiring about taking on employees always say "I'm thinking of taking on a girl, where should I advertise" or similar. Weekend help is "a Saturday girl". Ageism and sexism, completely unchallenged by all the feminists who are supposedly keen to see equality. Anyway .. carry on.

dogma1138 8y ago
It's allowed for some select cases when there is sufficient justification mainly in arts, education and entertainment.
baud147258 8y ago
In which niche are you working in?
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  It's a specific part of art/education/craft; not going to drill director further than that, sorry.
glenndebacker 8y ago
I can't speak for the UK but in Belgium it's certainly illegal to discriminate based on gender, age, race, .... There was even a case recently where a man won a lawsuit because he was excluded by a clothing store that was searching for a female employee for doing an inventory job. "Brussels, 23 August 2018 - The legal action taken by the Institute for Equality of Women and Men reminds employers that sex is not a criterion for refusing an application. The Leuven Labor Court has sentenced a clothing store to discrimination based on sex. He refused a man's candidacy because he wanted to hire a woman." https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollicitant-weigeren-op-basis-van-geslacht-is-discriminatie https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollici... (dutch) https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollicitant-weigeren-op-basis-van-geslacht-is-discriminatie?lang=fr https://presscenter.org/nl/pressrelease/20180822/een-sollici... (french) That being said I also seen adverts asking for women but technically it's against the law and even with all those laws discriminations happen more often than not.
- flooq 8y ago
  It's definitely illegal to discriminate on those grounds in the UK (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance). There are exceptions like modelling or acting where roles where there could be reasonable reasons for being gender-specific but not for the tech and public sector jobs described in the article. Given the way issues like this overlap with the European Convention on Human Rights I would expect it to be very similar across Europe (certainly within the EU).