Politics: Shocking.
MIT and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business have announced the results of a study finding that, "it helps to have a white-sounding first name when looking for work." White sounding names received 50% more responses -- calls, letters or emails -- than black sounding names.
"The professors analyzed birth certificates in coming up with what names to use. The white names included Neil, Brett, Greg, Emily, Anne and Jill. Some of the black names used were Tamika, Ebony, Aisha, Rasheed, Kareem and Tyrone."
I, for one, am stunned at this development.
MIT and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business have announced the results of a study finding that, "it helps to have a white-sounding first name when looking for work." White sounding names received 50% more responses -- calls, letters or emails -- than black sounding names.
"The professors analyzed birth certificates in coming up with what names to use. The white names included Neil, Brett, Greg, Emily, Anne and Jill. Some of the black names used were Tamika, Ebony, Aisha, Rasheed, Kareem and Tyrone."
I, for one, am stunned at this development.
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