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Originally Posted by develion
Yeah they asked several "taboo" questions which I thought was pretty bizarre. I agree about the Guaranteed Job Interview scheme being ridiculous. Why should someone get a head start over me because they are disabled? How the hell is that promoting equality?
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Because research has shown systematic discrimination in employment so people who have a disability are less likely to get an interview because they have a disability, women are still discriminated against because they may fall pregnant and take time off (paid) and so on. Some industries are worse than others, Oxfam is probably more women/minority friendly than the Met for example. Until that kind of discriminatory behaviour is stopped someone needs to be done to redress the balance. The current policies may not be brilliant but they are far better than what it was like without them.