The research in the article provided was an extensive examination of various factors and their effect in hiring staff in certain professions. The researchers wanted to know the effect of minority qualifications on hiring decisions, effects of employment equity directives when the minorities are less qualified and also the effect of different types and strengths of employment equity directives on hiring decisions based on gender and gender role-stereotyping.
The research was undertaken to analyze the effects of employment directives on hiring of staff. Some of the professions have been designed by the society to ‘suit’ a certain gender. In ...