Step 1: Answer this question: In your opinion, do factors like your race or gender impact your chances of getting hired?
Step 2: Review this interactive website: and answer the questions below.
Racial Discrimination
- What company (or firm) exhibits the least racial discrimination in their hiring practices?
- What company (or firm) exhibits the most racial discrimination in their hiring practices?
- Does this information change the way you view these companies? Would you be more or less likely to apply for a job at one of these companies? Would you be more or less likely to use the services of one of these companies?
- There is an option to filter the data by industry, and Id like you to choose either the industry you currently work in or the industry you intend to work in from the available options. List the companies provided by your filter and their adjusted racial disparity estimates.
- What industries exhibit the most racial discrimination?
Gender Discrimination
- What are the four companies that favor male applicants?
- What are the four companies that favor female applicants?
- Does this information change the way you view these companies? Would you be more or less likely to apply for a job at one of these companies? Would you be more or less likely to use the services of one of these companies?
- Again, use the industry filter to choose either the industry you currently work in or the industry you intend to work in from the available options. List the companies provided by your filter and their adjusted gender disparity estimates.
- What industry shows the strongest preference for applicants with male names?
- What industry shows the strongest preference for applicants with female names?
Overall, what are your thoughts about this data?
There is no minimum word count for this assignment. Just be sure that you are providing thoughtful responses to all questions. You should submit your responses as a Microsoft Word or .pdf file.
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