To: The United States Senate
Stop discrimination for jobs or internship sites
To Whom It May Concern:
Although it is illegal to discriminate against employees based on their sex, sexual orientation, religion, or cultural background, many jobs and internship sites refuse to hire candidates based on the aspects listed above. Many candidates are told that they failed to obtain a given job or internship because they are not a man or a woman or based on their country of origin. We would like to ask for more stringent laws against employee/intern discrimination.
Why is this important?
Many internship sites and jobs, in particular ones related to the medical or mental health field specifically hire candidates based on their sex/ gender. Many applicants are told that they were not hired due to the fact that the site wanted more men or more women. Too many qualified applicants are rejected based on the fact that they are a man or a woman and are openly told that they're greatly qualified but were only not hire due to the fact that they are the sex that they are. The same is true for different cultures. It's about time that the hiring process was based on merit rather than someone's sex, religion, sexual orientation, or country of origin.