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> performing blind auditions (where the interviewee's identity is hidden to the interviewer) led to more equitable gender representation There has recently bee
by jefftk 6y ago
> performing blind auditions (where the interviewee's identity is hidden to the interviewer) led to more equitable gender representation
There has recently been quite a bit of pushback on this: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/arts/music/blind-auditions-orchestras-race.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/arts/music/blind-audition...
> It can't be any less arbitrary than asking random questions about manhole covers and light bulbs.
Asking random questions about manhole covers and lightbulbs doesn't work very well! Don't take that as your comparison.
- travisoneill1 6y agoWell of course the people who want to hire by race want to get rid of blind auditions!