Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech

stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world – 365 points –
wired.com

The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.

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They are all for gender equality, except when...

Except when you cannot find any female candidates to apply for your openings, so you go to a conference to do ad-hoc interviews.

If you cannot find (female) candidates for an opening, maybe it is time to re-evaluate the jobs you are offering, and how you are doing this.

I agree. HR is constantly trying to train managers to write more inclusive job descriptions. I also wonder how many female candidates are lost in pre-screening.

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