RedLocks
07-23-2010, 12:38 AM
Interesting little Experiment done a few years ago, 1,300 help wanted adds were replied to, some with African American sounding names on the applications, some with Caucasian sounding names, what do you think happened?
Economic Scene - Sticks and stones can break bones, but the wrong name can make a job hard to find. - NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/12/business/economic-scene-sticks-stones-can-break-bones-but-wrong-name-can-make-job-hard.html)
and a little bonus article, do you think how much melanin a person has should weigh on a job applicants ability to find a job? Some Employers apparently do :mad:
the USA, a bastion of Equal Rights and Justice
Study: Darker-skinned Black Job Applicants Hit More Obstacles (http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_6306.shtml)
Economic Scene - Sticks and stones can break bones, but the wrong name can make a job hard to find. - NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/12/business/economic-scene-sticks-stones-can-break-bones-but-wrong-name-can-make-job-hard.html)
and a little bonus article, do you think how much melanin a person has should weigh on a job applicants ability to find a job? Some Employers apparently do :mad:
the USA, a bastion of Equal Rights and Justice
Study: Darker-skinned Black Job Applicants Hit More Obstacles (http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_6306.shtml)