candidates have to meet more requirements and undergo moreinterviews than others, this may indicate that employers are usingdiscriminatory hiring practices. However, there was no significant differencebetween the number of interviews the men and women interviewed in our surveywere subjected to. Despite the near equality between men and women in terms ofthe number of pre-employment interviews, a third of Canadian women surveyed(33%) say they have experienced some form of bias or discrimination when hiring.This percentage rises to 36% for Quebec women. Pay equity is a legal obligationin Canada to combat systemic gender discrimination, and therefore theperception of discriminatory hiring practices. Discrimination during the
recruitment process in Canada Tip for HR departments :Although the government has Bulgaria Mobile Number List issued guidance on hiring strategies to promotegender equality in the workplace , biases persist. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) help combat certain biases by allowing recruiters to remove candidates'photos, gender identities and names. Ask for and get a promotion provide equal career development opportunities to all itsemployees. This involves establishing a climate of trust at work (article inEnglish) so that employees can defend their interests in a favorableenvironment where freedom of speech is encouraged. Unfortunately, when it comesto asking for a promotion, men and women are not in the same boat. 41% of mensurveyed

nationally feel "somewhat" or "completely"comfortable asking their manager for a promotion. Only a quarter of Canadianwomen surveyed (27%) hold the same opinion. As for the responses of theQuebecers interviewed, these numbers increase for both groups, one made up of147 men and the other of 81 women. We see that women still remain behind: 47%of Quebec employees and 37% of Quebec female employees feel “rather” or“totally” comfortable. These differences in confidence levels would lead tounequal advancement prospects between men and women. In Quebec, 37% of womensurveyed have never asked for or received a promotion, compared to 31% of men.They are also less likely to receive unsolicited promotions than men, althoughthis is
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