greenroom31 wrote:The Chief wrote:greenroom31 wrote:
I wonder why people don't ask this about every male hire?
Context matters. The reality is that professional business is still majority male.
With the recent movement to install women in leadership roles simply because they're women, it's a question that's going to be raised. High level leadership and management roles are highly sought the world over and careers/salaries are on the line. If roles are filled solely based on gender and not on merit, it's a problem.
Tell me more about this hiring of women simply because they're women? I've been a working professional for over 20 years with HR reporting through me for the past 8 and never seen this happen.
If anything, the well-documented and researched bias is the other direction, favoring men.
Again, context matters. We're talking about the NBA, which is a men's league. I'm not saying Lawson or any other female is a gender hire. I'm saying IF they are hired over a more qualified male simply because they're female, the team or organization isn't moving ethically.
You anecdotally cited your own experience. I can tell you my experience - in my last organization, I watched young females with less career experience and few career accomplishments be placed in leadership positions because the "Director of Talent" wanted an equal ratio of men and women in upper management. It didn't affect me but it did affect people I knew and worked with, who had racked up impressive wins for the company and who had been with the company longer.