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Originally Posted by Hugh
Never seen that happen - just because someone has a "protected characteristic" doesn't mean they'll get a job because of that; they also have to have the competencies, capabilities, and required experience.
(unless you're talking about political Ministerial posts - experience and competency don't seem to be a requisite (for whichever party is in power)).
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Last line of the Virgin Media policy. 50/50 gender balance within the company by 2025.
https://www.virginmedia.com/corporat...more-inclusive
Or Vodafone’s policy for women to hold 40% of top positions by 2025
https://www.vodafone.com/our-purpose...ender-equality
Once you set a target, followed by date to reach that target then how can you possibly Be objective when assessing candidates for a position?
https://www.stemwomen.co.uk/blog/201...tem-statistics
If you have only 25% of women, for example, in STEM.and you have a policy to have 50/50 male /female Engineers then that is to the disadvantage of male graduates, plus you are potentially not picking the best graduates based on their grades.
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Originally Posted by nomadking
So how many schemes and how much money go to things that include them?
Eg
So many other factors involved, and race ISN'T one of them. Eg Better to live in the right area, where there are race tracks, and the engineering companies that go with it. The White people in F1 DIDN'T ONLY get there simply because they are White.  They also didn't get there overnight. |
F1 is a bad example, you generally get there if you’re rich.
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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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See reply to Hugh and research any top companies diversity policy.