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"Please note that the position requires filling in the responsibilities of a receptionist, so female candidates are preferred.”
Yes, that's a real job advertisement, from a real company, in 2015. Not 1950.
Since the post went up, Vestra Inet's LinkedIn profile page has been filled with comments calling the post "offensive," "absurd," and "completely illegal." People tweeted that this posting is why we need feminism. Someone on Twitter joked that "We traveled back in time to 1950! Oh…wait, no, that's just a sexist job desc."
This is an actual job posting for #VestraInet. This is why we need feminism. https://t.co/jh6UbzXPH4 pic.twitter.com/2QqP5VP2oc
— Hannah Rose Pratt (@HannahRosePratt) November 23, 2015
GUYS we did it! We traveled back in time to 1950! Oh… wait, no, that's just a sexist job desc. @Vestra_Inet pic.twitter.com/SBXQzvprMv
— Lauren Souch (@misslau) November 23, 2015
Just a few weeks ago, Canada's new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, made headlines when he appointed a diverse and gender-equal cabinet. His reason for the move was simple: "Because it's 2015." Maybe more employers should catch up with the times.
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