[chrismcb]

And that is illegal (assuming you are in the us)

[slt2021]

it is not, almost all big employers happily announce that they are Affirmative Action employers and this provides shield for their actions

[polski-g]

Private sector affirmative action is illegal in the US.

[concinds]

Likely not. Saying "we will only hire women for this position" would be illegal, but saying it implicitly would not be. True quotas are unlawful, but there are many loopholes there.