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Affirmative action is here for a reason. If there wasn't systemic racism in hiring, there would be no need for it. What affirmative action is supposed to do is
by headhuntermdk 6y ago
Affirmative action is here for a reason. If there wasn't systemic racism in hiring, there would be no need for it.
What affirmative action is supposed to do is to ensure that your race isn't a determining factor in not getting hired for a job that you are qualified for.
The Rooney Rule in the NFL wouldn't need to be a thing if being a black coach in the NFL meant statistically you had a greater chance of getting fired or not being hired at all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooney_Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooney_Rule
- tremon 6y agoWhat affirmative action is supposed to do is to ensure that your race isn't a determining factor in not getting hired for a job that you are qualified for. No, that's wrong. If that were the goal, it would simply be made illegal to ask about race (or race-proxy) on college application forms. Affirmative action is meant to artifically boost the number of college graduates from a selected set of underrepresented backgrounds. If it weren't the goal, this blind recruitment trial wouldn't have been immediately canceled: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-trial-to-improve-gender-equality-failing-study/8664888 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-tri...
- headhuntermdk 6y agoI'm talking about job applications here.. not all job applicants have college degrees. And your link is to an Australian gender study. We are talking about similar but different issues