Breaking the Gender-Merit Link
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When someone suggests gender diversity as an asset of a job candidate, the reply is often "Oh no, I'm only interested in merit." Yet name some other quality needed for the position, and the idea of merit is assumed, not questioned.
Nancy Hopkins | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics