Make no mistake we are all fighting the talent wars. A star performer in a ‘manual, lower-skilled’ job can be 2-5X more productive than an average workers, while a ‘star’ in a field like technology can be over 100X an average workers. Countless studies show that in many companies 10%
October 12, 2016
Significant biases exist against females in the tech industry.
(Below from: http://www.vogue.com/article/female-discrimination-tech-industry-study) New Study Finds Gender Discrimination in the Tech Industry Is Still Sky-High January 13, 2016 11:41 AM by Patricia Garcia Photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth, Vogue, August 1997 A new report analyzing the state of women in Silicon Valley came out this week and the results
October 12, 2016
Women in Low-Cut Tops are 19 X more likely to land an Interview
Study: Women Wearing Low-Cut Tops In Application Photos Are 19 Times More Likely to Land a Job Interview Lindsay Kimble,People Jun 29, 2016 This story was originally published on People. A woman is much more likely to nab a job interview if she wears revealing clothing in her application photograph,
October 12, 2016
Age discrimination in hiring has most impact on older women
(From: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2679708) Is it Harder for Older Workers to Find Jobs? New and Improved Evidence from a Field Experiment NBER Working Paper No. w21669 88 PagesPosted: 26 Oct 2015 David Neumark University of California, Irvine – Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); IZA Institute of Labor Economics
October 12, 2016
Racial bias and resume names
(From: http://www.nber.org/digest/sep03/w9873.html) Job applicants with white names needed to send about 10 resumes to get one callback; those with African-American names needed to send around 15 resumes to get one callback.” A job applicant with a name that sounds like it might belong to an African-American – say, Lakisha Washington