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Most state hiring boards (schools, colleges, administrators, etc) and federal contractors add points to minority, female, and veteran candidates--essentially a
by jstewartmobile 7y ago
Most state hiring boards (schools, colleges, administrators, etc) and federal contractors add points to minority, female, and veteran candidates--essentially a deduct from white male non-veterans.
That they are still winning with a handicap doesn't change the fact that they are being penalized.
- Dylan16807 7y agoThe veteran one is the only one deliberately biasing things away from neutral. And shouldn't neutral total bias be the goal? Fighting bias with bias is not as good as fixing root causes, but it works in more places.
- jstewartmobile 7y agoWhy not just do "blind auditions" like some of the orchestras? Far less subjective compared to adding points when you have no idea what a person's back-story is.
- Dylan16807 7y agoSure, go for it. Lots of subjective hiring practices are terrible.
- zimablue 7y agoBecause it's a false assumption that the "natural" distribution perfectly reflects the demographics of the population.