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Re:Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men by JamisonM on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @08:25PM (#18020612)
The law says that it is "sexist" (i.e. discrimination) to target advertising in a way that denies qualified women the opportunity to apply for a particular job.

In the end the net result of targeting only men is the same as refusing to hire women, it denies otherwise qualified women opportunities that they are deserving of.

That this has a cost is understood by those who wrote the law, they decided those costs are worth it.

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Re:Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men by pteredactyl on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @11:03PM (#18021343)
Which law specifically states what you say?

It's one thing to target a gender in your advertisement. It's another to deny someone a job based on their gender.

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Re:Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men by bduerst on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @12:46AM (#18021731)
>Which law specifically states what you say?

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Re:Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men by pteredactyl on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @01:15PM (#18025798)
I read it. Couldn't find mention of advertisement or solicitation for jobs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964

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Re:Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men by bduerst on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:09PM (#18026859)
That's a summary wiki article, more detail here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact

also:

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/09/18/technology/ap-us...

>Targeting job ads by gender is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Re:Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men by pteredactyl on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @06:20PM (#18028131)
I'll take a look. Thanks
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Re:Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men by ggggtez on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @12:04AM (#18021588)
No women ever saw the ad, so how could they apply? The courts have ruled it's the same as denying qualified people the job. The opportunity was unfairly hidden from them.

Imagine the job posting was in the men's toilet. The company would have a hard time arguing women had fair notice.

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