Name discrimination in the workforce

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on the applicant's race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

Name Discrimination in the Workforce

8%

More callbacks for applications with Western European names than South American and Carribean names

70%

more applications had to be sent by people of Pakistani origin than Western European Origin to recieve a positive callback.

85%

more applications had to be sent by people of Nigerian or North African origin to recieve a positive callback.

Minorities had to send an average of

More applications to get a positive response than a white person

60%

Western European and United States

India, China, South Korea, Vietnam

Eastern Europe and Russia

Pakistan and Bangladesh

Middle East and North Africa

South American and Carribean

Positive Responses by Applicants' Region of Origin

• https://www.raconteur.net/hr/diversity-inclusion/ethnic-name-bias/
• https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964