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> I explicitly didn’t mention sexual preference.

I based it on your statement of "white cis hetero males". That's also why I did the WTF. I agree with you it doesn't serve the discussion much :).

> we should remove bias from the hiring process

I agree with you on that one. In the end, capitalism will favor hiring for competence and not the other attributes discussed here, either avoiding certain groups or favoring them.

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No worries!

Regarding capitalism favoring hiring for competence, I’m afraid history has not shown this. I’ve seen in my own environment that male candidates were hired where more competent female candidates were available. And this has been consistently shown throughout history. Minorities really did have less chances in the past, despite capitalism.

So I think the question is how we can hire for competency while giving everyone equal opportunities.

What I meant with capitalism is that the company that hires the more competent female candidates will have an advantage over the one who refuses.

I’m not 100% convinced of that. I think many companies will be successful despite not hiring the best people. In fact, for big corporates this is the norm.

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