HiringBranch Proves Gender and Native Language Don't Matter
HiringBranch Proves Gender and Native Language Don't Matter
Background
As HiringBranch does not collect data about the candidates gender, race, sexual orientation, and nativity in the target language, we could only conduct fairness analyses based on obvious features that are either provided to us by our corporate clients (like the geographical region of the candidates) or that can be assigned to voice samples of random candidates by human annotators.
Fair and unbiased assessments are of utmost importance to us. We adhere to a zero-discrimination policy when assessing candidates. Our goal is to discover what a candidate can do, regardless of who they are.
Challenge:
In collaboration with an undisclosed customer, we set out to prove that biases don't belong in the workplace. Using sample population data provided by the customer, we cross referenced gender and native tongue data with the scores of candidates who completed the HiringBranch assessment.
Result:
The following scores were observed for nativity in the target language and gender.
Nativity in the Target Language
No significant difference was noted for the final score of native vs. non-native speakers of English:
Gender
No significant difference was noted for the final score of male versus female candidates:
We are delighted (but not surprised) to see that of all the candidates who passed the HiringBranch assessment, there was no significant difference in the scores of native versus non-native speakers of English, or in male versus female candidates.
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AI Governance in HiringBranch
The HiringBranch team continues to check for bias in our assessments on an ongoing basis.
HiringBranch is committed to the trustworthiness of its products. We take our clients’ need to be reassured about the impact, ethics, and accountability of our technology very seriously. The HiringBranch AI Governance Framework has been developed based on guidance from the Government of Canada’s Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA), the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and NuEnergy.ai.
Our team is educated about the principles of AI Governance and is trained to identify the risks, ask the right questions, and seek solutions. We keep close track of the AI-related legislation around the world and comply with standards like the GDPR,PIPEDA or PIPA. We actively think ahead and address AI Governance as an integral part of our product development pipeline. To learn more visit our AI page.
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