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Originally Posted by someone123
Could you get around rules against gender discrimination by saying that women happen to be the only people who are qualified for a certain job?
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On one hand we have rules against discrimination in hiring, but on the other hand there is relatively soft enforcement of same... there are "pink ghettos" that typically denote less desirable jobs where the overwhelming number of workers are women, but then there are also decent jobs like waitressing at places like Earls and other such casual dining restaurants. Students can make good money from tips alone at places like that, and those types of jobs are often the domain of young women.
Now as far as CBC and Nadia Kidwai go, I doubt they specifically set out to hire a hijab wearing brown woman with a Welsh accent. But I'm going to go out on a limb and say that knowing CBC, her personal characteristics were probably a factor, whether they admit it or not.