https://www.foxnews.com/media/merit-based-hiring-unfair-american-psychological-association
'Merit-based hiring' might be 'unfair':
American Psychological Association
Fox News, by Lindsay Kornick
Original Article
Posted By: Beardo, 2/4/2024 12:55:01 PM
The American Psychological Association claimed that "[h]iring the most qualified candidate might be unfair" based on one of its recent studies. The study, titled "Can Selecting the Most Qualified Candidate Be Unfair?," examined people’s perceptions of merit-based hiring after learning more about the socioeconomic status of potential workers. While previewing the results, it argued that hiring the most qualified candidate could contribute to more inequality. (snip) "Members of marginalized racial groups tend to experience socioeconomic disadvantages more often than members of privileged racial groups, and the negative consequences of these disadvantages can be even worse for racial minorities," she said.