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This matches my experience in IT: sometimes recruiters prefer to hire a girl, even if less qualified, just for sake of having a girl in the team, because it is
by mamon 8y ago
This matches my experience in IT: sometimes recruiters prefer to hire a girl, even if less qualified, just for sake of having a girl in the team, because it is "improving the morale" :)
- deelowe 8y agoThere are tons of studies out there showing monocultures are bad for business. In your case, I'm sure your IT department had to interact with women on occasion. Having women on the team will allow the group to be aware of social considerations specific to women that they may otherwise miss. The people who reviewed and approved the designs for our office space were all males. Guess what they forgot to put in the women's restrooms? When women complained, they put an open trash can next to the toilet with no lid... The problem with the whole conversation around this topic is everyone pretending that women and men on average have the same level of skills and experience as each other. Then they act shocked when there are so few qualified male nurses or female mechanics. Businesses only care about this topic, because it helps them design products and provide services that address a wider market. So, maybe they should just admit they don't always hire the absolute technically best candidate as the goal is to improve the social structure of the team.
- klohto 8y agoThank you. I have never considered this view. I always hear it’s for the team’s good to be more diverse but never why it’s good to be diverse... I still believe quotas should not be applied everywhere but your example shows an excellent point that they are beneficial in some cases.
- roberto 8y agoDo they also hire "boys"? I think the term you're looking for is "women".