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Facebook job ads algorithm still discriminates on gender, LinkedIn not so much

cornetman Silver badge

Re: Eh?

> Eg. Both Driver jobs should have equal distribution since the skill/experience required is the same, but the company where drivers were already mostly male got shown to mostly male audience

With respect, that they *should* have equal distribution is your personal opinion. Skill is certainly one factor, but not the only one. Potential interest in the job is another. As someone else pointed out, if the job involves mainly evening work, that might favour the interest of men particularly after dark.

The issue is multi-faceted and really all aspects of the job should be taken into account. Remember, people advertising for jobs are interested in reached potential applicants, not satisfying the whims of a particular activist's wishes. Those two viewpoints may coincide but that is far from guaranteed.

The fact that this is Facebook muddies the waters somewhat given their other proclivities.

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