[AusNOG] Work experience in networking/telecoms/DCs? Getting my foot in the door?

Matt Palmer mpalmer at hezmatt.org
Sat Dec 27 09:57:04 EST 2014


On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 08:04:53PM +1100, PRK wrote:
> Have you (generic) considered that the wording of the job applications
> may be discouraging female candidates from applying? 

Yes, but an article like this:

> http://www.ere.net/2013/03/01/you-dont-know-it-but-women-see-gender-bias-in-your-job-postings/

which claims that "satisfied" is inherently a feminine word, while "satisfy"
is a masculine word, and which is incapable of differentiating between
gender and sex, isn't where I'm going to take my advice from.

- Matt



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