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Discussion on: Why do we have more male applicants than female ones?

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Maria Michou

You smashed it. Plain and simple. This is exactly what's happening. You need to look at the source behind the statistics. But I wouldn't agree that women or men are inferior/superior over the other. You can see people excel or being mediocre in something no matter their colour, sex, cultural background, etc. That's what we're trying to change I guess and inclusion and empowerment is what matters.

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Dave Cridland

I don't think "women or men are inferior/superior over the other", to be clear.

I do suspect (but have no evidence, just anecdotal) that disadvantaged groups are represented in a larger pool by those with the above average skills and perseverance needed to overcome the disadvantage.

To put it another way, I suspect the pressures affecting disadvantaged groups affect those with lower skills disproportionately.

In practical terms, then - and if this suspicion is correct - an employer who ensures that they eliminate this disadvantage, and therefore gets more applicants from those groups, will get higher skilled employees.