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Originally Posted by Maggy
So how many black or female F1 drivers are there?
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How many are remotely interested? How many have the dedication required? How many have anything like the required qualifications and more importantly ABILITY?
The main factor helping out Lewis Hamilton was the support from his father. Without it, he wouldn't have got anywhere.
Difficult to be sure from the pictures and/or listed nationality.
F1 Drivers At least 3.
F2 Drivers At least 5.
F3 Drivers At least 3.
Those with surnames such as Scumacher, Piquet, Alesi, Fittipaldi have advantages, but still nothing whatsoever to do with race.
Eg So much racing engine technology takes place within a 20 mile radius of Northampton. We also have Silverstone race track.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
I don't know anyone who pushes for that, but when you have all-male boards and half the population is female you start to wonder what criteria makes someone more able? Is it because they look and sounds like similar people on the board? Is unconscious bias playing a role?
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This instance is not applying it in the opposite direction. If an employer is under-represented in some communities be it race, gender, age etc then it needs to ensure it is welcoming to people from such communities to encourage them to apply.
Having a diverse workforce brings different perspectives and ideas to the table and should ultimately make it more successful.
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They tend to get to those positions because of ABILITY. Bet none of the companies that have mainly non-white or females as employees or board members gets any adverse attention.
People are expecting to simply piggy-back on the previous success of White males in building the companies in the first place.