Monday, February 9, 2009

Data show racial bias

In this article Salim Muwakkil writes about how Blacks to this day still don't have the same job opportunities that whites have. Salim uses data to show situations where blacks don't get the same opportunities as whites and how a name that sounds black will be declined an interview before a white persons name.

Salim says "The study found that applicants with white-sounding names were 50 percent more likely to get called for an initial interview than applicants with black-sounding ones. " I think this is a horrible way to decide who you hire. People shouldn't be judged on race but rather their applications that they hand in.

Salim also states that "The study found that when white and black job seekers had [he appropriate qualifications and experience for the position, whites were fur more likely to be called back than blades." I believe that situations like these will change now due to our first black president.

After reading this text I came out with that things like this are horrible. How someone does not get the appropriate opportunity for a job due to their skin color. This is horrible and is not fair to someone who has worked hard to make it through college to just be turned down not because someone is better but rather there skin is lighter. I do strongly believe this will change with our new president. But i guess we just need to wait and see!

1 comment:

  1. It is such a horrible way to hire people! And choosing people with white sounding names is a horrible way to accept students into college! It doesn't make any sense and it makes me wonder if the people doing the discrimination are doing it entirely on purpose of if they're subconsciously prejudice. I think it'd be easier to blame the people themselves but I do also think that our society as a whole is to blame because we let these things happen every day.

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