[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I have surprised myself and voted yes for now.

There are situations where in a selection process that it is easy to go through the motions of seeing and considering everyone but then to avoid choosing certain people or sexes for an opportunity.

So in principle I can see a possible advantage as to shortlists for a period, not always.

I do wonder, especially as to politics, how many women who possibly could have been strong and better MPs were overlooked as candidates decades ago to stand for elections.

In the main however I do also agree with Livia above, that people should gain opportunity from being the best for the job.

A good post Joey, as I agree that 'forcing' a company to interview a given number of a certain 'type' can never ensure that the interviewer allocates the position to anyone on that 'list' anyway if he is secretly prejudiced against that type - even if the best candidate hails from that list.

It's a shame that mandatory 'this' and 'that' is necessary, but sometimes it's unavoidable.