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Yes, it still applies. If I know that women are typically more realistic in assessing their own skills (including skills outside of qualifications), and given
by learnstats2 12y ago
Yes, it still applies.
If I know that women are typically more realistic in assessing their own skills (including skills outside of qualifications), and given no access to other information or investigation, I should prefer to hire the woman who looks the same on paper.
I believe this to be an objective argument based in probability theory.
- pervycreeper 12y agoWhich would be bias. You have merely given a justification for that bias.
- learnstats2 12y agoI understand why you think that but I don't agree. I made a clear argument that there was no bias here - this is a sensible, rational practice on the part of employers. Besides, this is "news" for a reason - nobody would be shocked if the result was in the other direction, because that would be normal and expected in a lot of society. There should be more examples like this, in this direction, because it represents a minimal counterbalance to all the thousands of advantages that men have in STEM/skilled jobs.
- pervycreeper 12y ago>There should be more examples like this, in this direction, because it represents a minimal counterbalance to all the thousands of advantages that men have in STEM/skilled jobs. "Yes, it's bias, but it's for a good cause!"