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Police Department In Australia Discriminated Against Hundreds Of Men By Hiring Less-Qualified Women

Ashe Schow
Police Department In Australia Discriminated Against Hundreds Of Men By Hiring Less-Qualified Women
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Australia’s Queensland Police Service discriminated against hundreds of men when it hired less-qualified women, a report found.

7News reported that Australia’s Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) determined the Queensland Police Service’s recruitment strategy to hire just as many men as women “resulted in discriminatory practices being used against male candidates.”

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