[intopieces]

>this is gender discrimination and it is illegal.

Employment discrimination laws don't kick in until you have 15 employees. This guy has 10.

[striking]

Federally, you're right. In CA, you're wrong. The number to hit is 5 there. http://www.workplacefairness.org/minimum

[joeax]

But this guy has now set a precedent with a published article claiming he will actively discriminate against male candidates. So as soon as his company scales past 15, a male candidate that was rejected could sue, using that article as evidence.

[jacalata]

Huh, would it apply retroactively? That seems weird.

[forthefuture]

It's not necessarily retroactively. If he has 10 people (8m, 2f) and wants parity (8m, 8f) then hes guaranteeing that the 16th person he hires will be a woman.

[jacalata]

technically he could just fire a guy today and then hit parity at 14 and say the initiative is over.

[mc32]

Hmm, maybe. I think someone would have to prove they were discriminated against with more evidence in addition to a published article. It has to be proven that it affected the hiring team. I mean, his article would be used as part of evidence but there needs to be more than some self-claim, I would think.