DonFerrari said:
MrWayne said:
1. I don't know how it is in the US but in Germany we have the so called "women or gender quote" for big companies since 2016. this quote says that at least 30% of the management have to be female and at least 30% male. This can obviously leed to a situation where a female candidate is chosen over a male candidate although the male is more skilled.
Now you can say that's unfair or you can ask yourself why already 70% of that company's management is filled with man, and not only that, this law would not exist if only a handful of companies had significantly more male than female manager, in reality only 21% of all managers were female before 2016 which means it was four times more likely to become a manager for men than for women, now it's only 2 1/3 times more likely, which is much better.
Let's talk about "TALENT". I believe that something like talent exists, somebody is better at something than the average at a basic level, but when you talk about skills, talent plays a very small role compared to education, which is heavily influenced by social position.
It is no coincidence that it is much more likely to study at a university if the parents have also studied at a university.
Black and Hispanic people have a lower social status than the average white person, same goes for women. In Germany until 1977 every women needed a permission from her husband if she wanted to work, that's only 41 years. Most managers are much older than 41, so it's no surprise that so few women are among them. Once such inequalities are established, it takes a lot of time and energy to solve them. Quotas can help to solve inequality.
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Hiring someone that is less qualified isn't a good policy and government demanding that from companies are making invasions on free market where they should be kept out.
But you essentially answered another person that defied anyone to prove that it was a thing to hire a less qualified female just to hit a quota.
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how can you let qualification determine everything, if not everyone have the same chance to get that qualification?
The managers of the largest companies have a huge impact on our society and politics. So it is fair to have a balanced representation there.
This quota could have a negative impact in the short term, but in the long term, companies will ensure that their female employees are given equivalent education to their male colleagues.
Last edited by MrWayne - on 21 May 2018
