20 men and 20 women applied for the role of delivery person for a restaurant. Out of all the applicants, 12 men and five women were hired for the job because the job required the applicants to be very good at riding scooters. The number of men employed were much more than the number of women employed. However, it was not an intentional discrimination but a part of the job requirement. In this context, _____ has occurred.

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20 men and 20 women applied for the role of ​delivery person for a restaurant. Out of all the applicants, 12 men and five women were hired for the job because the job required the applicants to be very good at riding scooters. The number of men employed were much more than the number of women employed. However, it was not an intentional discrimination but a part of the job requirement. In this context, _____ has occurred.

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Adverse impact has occurred because the job requirements (being very good at riding a scooter) have resulted in a significantly higher number of men being hired than women, even though there was no intentional discrimination.

20 Men and 20 Women Applied for the Role of ​Delivery

20 Men and 20 Women Applied for the Role of Delivery