But it can still be mitigated. E.g. when hiring or choosing who to admit to an academic program, drop reference letters: they’re largely proof of whether you k

But it can still be mitigated. E.g. when hiring or choosing who to admit to an academic program, drop reference letters: they’re largely proof of whether you know wealthy people or not. Or blind the application process: don’t let screeners see the names of applicants because that can reveal a lot of info. When an orchestra’s auditions didn’t let décision makers see the applicants, it’s gender ratio changed a lot: https://www.google.com/search?q=toronto+orchestra+hiring+blind+gender https://www.google.com/search?q=toronto+orchestra+hiring+bli...