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"Why not flip your point on its head: can you show me a model of discrimination that focuses purely on the social component, and shows that the results we see w
by SolaceQuantum 8y ago
"Why not flip your point on its head: can you show me a model of discrimination that focuses purely on the social component, and shows that the results we see with, eg, the wage gap result purely from social components — or have a social component at all?"
This can be argued to be possible, and have at least one social component. [1][2]
1. https://www.nber.org/papers/w9873 https://www.nber.org/papers/w9873 (The widely known paper describing racial callback differences in resume submission)
2. http://gap.hks.harvard.edu/orchestrating-impartiality-impact-%E2%80%9Cblind%E2%80%9D-auditions-female-musicians http://gap.hks.harvard.edu/orchestrating-impartiality-impact... (The widely known phenomenon describing blind auditions in applying for orchestra employment)
- trhway 8y ago>In short, “blind” auditions significantly reduced gender-biased hiring and the gender gap in symphony orchestra compositions. so, even blind audition couldn't eliminate the gap?