Has anyone else seen the articles about the QLD Police's discriminatory hiring practices?
https://7news.com.au/news/qld/queensland-police-union-labels…
I work in the private sector in middle management and I know for a fact that in my current and previous companies, the 50/50 quota gets discussed behind closed doors when making decisions on who to hire, but I never expected to see such a public reveal from within a government agency.
For the record, I don't agree with a simple 50/50 quota and think that people should get hired based on merit only. I get that there are certain positions where having a particular sex may be more desirable (such as a counsellor or health professional that mainly deals with female patients or vice versa), but for the majority, whoever has the experience or capability should get the role rather than aiming for a 50/50.
It'd be interesting to see how many others have experienced this kind of thing at their place of employment. So fire away and share your stories about your employment and quotas!
I've worked in dozens of hiring departments and the wrong candidate can always get hired regardless of the company's requirements
When my mum was younger, she had accepted that the best she could ever become was a receptionist. The women's rights for fights in the 80's changed that and she now earns $250k in her 60s.
My sister once mentioned she wanted to be a police officer when she was small, my cop uncle (quietly) told us that she'd never get in because vicpol was designed to accept males and had a boys mentality and females struggled to stay in the role. That's not the case anymore.
Over the years, working in the industry I've seen that quotas are less about being a woke rule for that specific job, and more about changing the industry in the long term and building confidence for younger females to feel like they don't have to be pigeon holed into being a mum or a specific role built for females, but seeing that the options are open for them.