(for you who downmodded me, this saying is how management gets away with illegal discrimination without saying the quiet part out loud)
There's so much bullshit in this. Universities are not allowed to advertise positions as "women only", but at the same time they are required to reach certain percentage of female "representation" by law.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/serv...
Are you sure?
Many countries require being harmed by an action and then bringing that action before a court, before anyone ever compares that action to any specific law at all.
So you can see how many actions become de facto legal if nobody ever does that.
I think a lot of people don't realize this. I didn't. I assumed if you could do it for education you could do it for hiring. Apparently not!
This seems to indicate that minority demographics may be targeted for recruitment, advancement, etc.
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/hiring/affirmativeact
At least at my company, I know they have preferences for minorities over similarly qualified candidates. I've heard a department head specifically tell the managers that we need more women in a specific role. Maybe they're just breaking the law though...
I think there's an affirmative action lawsuit currently pending before SCOTUS. It seems discrimination is allowable (so far) as long as it has good intentions. It may change with this case.
Although there could be some discrepancy with a colloquial use of discrimination which includes an implied notion of negative bias, while positive biases (preferences to certain candidates) can also fit the more dry definition.
