* Posts by EpicDyo

1 publicly visible post • joined 11 Jan 2018

1 in 5 STEM bros whinge they can't catch a break in tech world they run

EpicDyo

The smug, dismissive way this article is written kinda proves their point

The sex or race of an applicant shouldn't be taken into account during the hiring process. Maybe it's the case that these men have been discriminated against due to diversity quotas, are they to blame for the fact that other white males have been hired before them? So called 'Positive Discrimination' is still discrimination, however much you feel someone deserves to be looked over because of their skin colour.

I say let's start pushing blind hiring practices. Applications without names, races or sex, just the information required to see if someone would suit the role and has the relevant experience. I can imagine it might be a bit complicated once it gets to the point of references/interviews etc, but I reckon it would make everybody happy.

Equality of opportunity should be the aim, not equality of outcome.