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by eatbitseveryday 1265 days ago
Honest question:

> Software Engineer (all genders)

What is the significance of specifying genders? Why would male or female make a difference?

1 comments

We can start with the fact that German nouns (e.g. job titles) have a grammatical gender. Due to that offers included "m/f" in the past. Since this[0] ruling companies prefer to be safe.

So in short: legal safety and following the German law [1].

That's why German based companies include "all genders" or "m/f/d" in their job listings.

[0]. https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Pressemit...

[1].https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allgemeines_Gleichbehandlungsg...