On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 13:07, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
Is not a Bias Sarah. Anyone can apply, but they have to know english (if not as 1º language as 2º one) and another language (if english is the 1º one). If this person is american, chinese, brazilian or african (i imagine) that really don't care _____ *Béria Lima* http://wikimedia.pt/ (351) 925 171 484
It doesn't say that, Béria. It seems to say that, ideally, the successful applicant will not have English as a first language, i.e. will not be from most of Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and several more.
That rules out a huge number of Wikimedians (most, in fact) just because of their birthplace and culture.
The ad says: "Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a professional level) effectively in a language other than English (ideally as a native speaker)"
Sarah
2011/4/15 Sarah slimvirgin@gmail.com
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:42, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
I understood that they wanted someone who was ideally *not* a native English speaker. That was something that concerned me when I read it, because it looked as if the intention was to disadvantage applicants who had English as a first language. Or did I misunderstand it?
"Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a professional level) effectively in a language other than English (ideally as a native speaker)"
English speakers and Europeans generally, such as you and I, dominate most Wikimedia conversations. I doubt anyone could function in this position if they didn't understand English, but our hope is to get the rest of the world involved.
However it is hard to imagine an ideal second language that is not European; only Arabic is spoken by a large diverse population with internet access.
Is that kind of bias against national origin allowed when hiring?
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