Women Diversity In Male Oriented Industries
Do Women avoid applying for jobs in Male oriented industries because of the application form?
Traditionally, industry areas such as transportation and construction have been male-dominated.
Questions and skills mentioned on application forms in these areas making women think twice about applying.
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Women may not be applying for jobs in male-dominated industries because of the application asking for prior relevant experience.
Because of the lack of female workers, surely that means there is a lack of vision from a female perspective occurs.
Application forms often ask sensitive questions, such as race, religion, age, etc, but what about gender?
Should gender be an anonymized question or one which isn’t even asked?
Does it matter whether someone is male or female provided they can prove they can do the job, regardless of the industry?
Many application forms ask for a specific past experience that is related to that particular industry automatically takes many females out of the race.
A change in the recruitment process will ensure females are given an equal chance of applying and joining these industries.
Online applications make it easy to create changes in the ways in which organizations can seek out new talent.
Gender anonymous application forms, which do not discriminate are urgently needed.
Creating organizations changes within these industries will be more efficient, more effectively, and have a full workforce with diverse skills.
A full and equal workforce of men and women creates not only balance but productivity too.
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