Dan Luu 12/1/2014

Markets, discrimination, and "lowering the bar"

Read Original

This article critiques the common argument in tech that market competition makes discrimination impossible. It uses a historical example of Alan Greenspan's economics firm, which gained a competitive advantage by hiring women economists when others discriminated, proving that market forces alone do not eradicate bias. The piece challenges the notion that diversity initiatives mean 'lowering the bar' for hiring.

Markets, discrimination, and "lowering the bar"

Comments

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!

Browser Extension

Get instant access to AllDevBlogs from your browser

Top of the Week

No top articles yet