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title: ""In a bid to eliminate sexism, thousands of public servants have been…"
date: 2018-02-14
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# "In a bid to eliminate sexism, thousands of public servants have been…

*February 14, 2018 · Facebook*

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[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-trial-to-improve-gender-equality-failing-study/8664888](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-trial-to-improve-gender-equality-failing-study/8664888){target="_blank"}
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\"In a bid to eliminate sexism, thousands of public servants have been told to pick recruits who have had all mention of their gender and ethnic background stripped from their CVs.\
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The assumption behind the trial is that management will hire more women when they can only consider the professional merits of candidates.\
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The trial found assigning a male name to a candidate made them 3.2 per cent less likely to get a job interview.\
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Adding a woman\'s name to a CV made the candidate 2.9 per cent more likely to get a foot in the door.\
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\"We should hit pause and be very cautious about introducing this as a way of improving diversity, as it can have the opposite effect,\" Professor Hiscox said.\"\
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[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-trial-to-improve-gender-equality-failing-study/8664888](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-trial-to-improve-gender-equality-failing-study/8664888){target="_blank"}
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