Recruitment

Creating Diverse and Equitable Initiatives in Data Science

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Author: Tiffany Oliver; Publisher: TEDx Talks; Publication Year: 2022. In the following talk, Dr. Oliver talks about her work to address the underrepresentation of women and BIPOC in data science. In 2021, Dr. Oliver created a summer research program at Spelman College, a historically Black women’s college, to introduce Spelman students to data science. There are 2 notable aspects of Dr. Oliver’s…

What Does it Mean to ‘Solve’ the Problem of Discrimination in Hiring? Social, Technical and Legal Perspectives from the UK on Automated Hiring Systems

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Author: Javier Sánchez-Monedero, Lina Dencik, Lilian Edwards; Publisher: Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency; Publication Year: 2020. The following article describes how discriminatory practices in recruitment and hiring are a persistent problem that affects not only workplace relations but also broader understandings of economic justice and inequality. With the introduction and increased adoption of automated hiring systems (AHSs) powered by data-driven tools, the way…