On 23 Oct 2008, at 22:35, Wayne Eddy wrote: >> On 23 Oct 2008, at 21:52, Wayne Eddy wrote: >>> >>> I agree with John and all the others who think that the best man or >>> woman >>> for the job is the best man or woman for the job! >>> >> >> If you believe that then you must also believe either >> >> a) white men are remarkably better at important jobs than other >> people >> >> or >> >> b) there is a distinct bias against people who aren't white men for >> important jobs. >> >> If you believe (b) don't you think something should be done about >> that? >> >> >> Ideals Maru >> >> -- >> William T Goodall > > Hi William. > > I do believe what I said, and while nothing is black and white and > everything is grey, I believe that (b) is more true than (a). > > But the solution is still the same. > > "Always choose the best man or woman for the job."
One way of checking whether large organisations are choosing the best man or woman for the job is to compare their hiring to the expected demographic if they were really doing that. A statistically large deviation from the expected demographic would indicate a systematic bias in their HR practices. Those opposed to measurement characterise this as quotas and personalise the story as some well-qualified white male losing a career opportunity to 'make up the numbers'. What the numbers actually show is lots of people who aren't white males are clearly losing career opportunities due to systematic bias. Real unfairness trumps hypothetical unfairness. White male Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "You are coming to a sad realization. Cancel or Allow?" _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
