This is a complicated area of inquiry, and will continue to receive serious attention. If this became tangled up in a legal squirmish, we'd all benefit from learning the causal effect of race on job choice. Here is more recent research in the area, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104079
Great post. Sadly, not surprising at all. There is prejudice and white privilege that people don’t realize. It’s simply baked in to our thoughts and systems…..which is why, I believe, we still need governmental guardrails in place so we are as equal as we can possibly be.
Thanks for the link. It has been my experience that everyone agrees that merit should be the defining factor. However how we define merit and access is where the tension builds up.
The point of my post was that merit is identical in both situations but employers treated the applications differently.
100% agree. In perfect world. But since we live in a world with built in biases…..(by the way, I meant to respond to the post in general, was not responding to your post per se)
This is a complicated area of inquiry, and will continue to receive serious attention. If this became tangled up in a legal squirmish, we'd all benefit from learning the causal effect of race on job choice. Here is more recent research in the area, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104079
Great post. Sadly, not surprising at all. There is prejudice and white privilege that people don’t realize. It’s simply baked in to our thoughts and systems…..which is why, I believe, we still need governmental guardrails in place so we are as equal as we can possibly be.
Actually, you missed the point. These matters should be based on merit.
Thanks for the link. It has been my experience that everyone agrees that merit should be the defining factor. However how we define merit and access is where the tension builds up.
The point of my post was that merit is identical in both situations but employers treated the applications differently.
I am sorry if I misunderstood your position
100% agree. In perfect world. But since we live in a world with built in biases…..(by the way, I meant to respond to the post in general, was not responding to your post per se)