It has come of age for every recruiting agency to stop certain gender biases normally witnessed during recruitment interviews. Watch out for the following gender biases and refrain from them. It should be noted that a candidate’s ability to do a job has nothing to do with their gender. It is ignorant thinking, and archaic in every respect to stereotype based on gender. For subsequent interviews, watch out for the following gender biases and refrain from touching on them.

Biases about parental plans or responsibility

It is not fair to ask a female interviewee if they have children or plan on getting pregnant in the future. Though men also have family obligations outside work, recruiters have been overly speculative of a female employee’s ability to accomplish work related responsibilities if they also have parental responsibilities. However, in current times, couples have learnt to share parental and financial responsibilities, hence, this type of bias during interviews should be relinquished immediately.

Biases about emotional control

Female interviewees have also suffered a lot when it comes to biases about emotional control by the recruiting agencies. It is ignorant to gauge anyone’s emotional control based on their gender because people are wired differently, and everyone has a different level of emotional intelligence, regardless of whether they are male or female. If anything, many women have proven to perform significantly better than men in certain fields with a lot of emotional, creative, and human resource related requirements.

Biases about leadership abilities

This is basically a stereotype and men have always been perceived to be fit to be leaders compared to females. Women are seen as timid and unassertive, and thus may not make very good leaders. Due to this, millions of women have been deprived of the chance to demonstrate their leadership skills, and the few that had the chance, have always performed beyond expectations. It should be known that leadership is a skill – some are born with it while others develop it throughout their lives, and it has nothing to do with gender.