UK Sexist Policy Allows Bosses to Hire Women over Men with Same Qualifications

abk0100 · 2010-12-16T22:01:59+00:00

A man I work with who has access to all the files on people who applied openly calls people who were hired based on sex, race, or religion "Token", never calling them by name or title.

He's an ass, and there's a much better way to do it, but he drives the point home.

carnabystreet · 2010-12-16T18:31:33+00:00

if you read the act (its online) then its phrased neutrally in terms of Protected Characteristics which include Gender, Race, Sexual Identity etc..

if an organisation has a lack of a particular characteristic then that's when the discrimination comes into play - so in a organisation with an excess of women the law would allow discriminating between two equal candidates (male and female) in the males favour

Alaith · 2010-12-16T23:15:49+00:00

You realize that the title of this post seems sexist, and to me so does the article. What's wrong if a man and a woman with the same qualifications apply for a job and the manager wants to hire the woman? Maybe he thinks she'll get along better with the team?

Nothing about this seems to say that bosses in the UK will be required to hire more minorities. From what the article says all I gather is that they will be "allowed to". I didn't realize that they were not allowed to before.

I'm against affirmative-action, but I don't see how this qualifies. Am I missing something?

2010-12-16T20:30:53+00:00

Same qualifications, who gives a shit who they hire? they could justify either hire. It isn't a mandatory hire of the woman.

PublicStranger · 2010-12-17T01:00:17+00:00

I kind of think people should be able to hire whoever they want in most cases.

inyouraeroplane · 2010-12-19T04:51:31+00:00

Hey, we already do that with black people, this is the next logical step.

You know, because women aren't ever given any advantages in life or society ever and are oppressed by "The Men"

Airazz · 2010-12-16T19:17:56+00:00

Everytime when filling a job application I'm asked to give my age, sex, sexual identity, ethnicity, etc. so that employer could avoid discrimination of minorities. I think THIS is discrimination.

Let's say, there are just white people in the company and one vacancy. Boss will have to hire a black person, even if he has to choose from two guys: black guy who has just finished school and has no idea what is he doing AND white guy who's got many years of experience on the subject and is devoted to whatever he is specializing at.

Quazz · 2010-12-16T17:29:06+00:00

Ehh, they're pretty late with this.

Title	UK Sexist Policy Allows Bosses to Hire Women over Men with Same Qualifications
Author	kloo2yoo
Upvotes	35
Comments	30
Date	December 16, 2010 5:12 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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