Hey, seriously, I have two posts one those pages where I actually brought in the verbage of Title IX law, the Dept of ED's Handbook to Title IX coordinators (a position that must be in place at every educational institution that gets Federal dollars), as well as the Dept of Ed's handbook on Case Management in investigating complaints.
1) every school that gets federal $ has someone that handles discrimination complaints
2) said person follows Title IX law regarding grievance processes
3) Following said law means there must be stated policies regarding the reporting, investigation, and resolving of grievances
4) Title IX coordinator is responsible for overseeing these processes
5) Title IX law forbids retaliatory action against students that bring grievances
I posit given the above:
6) it is likely that directly asking "have you considered what it is like to be a female physician" if not asked of male applicants could be considered Title IX discrimination
7) OP could confidentially report this
I predict the following:
The likely result is that the Title IX administrator interviews interviewer, does some documentation, and suggests as an address to the grievance a different line of questioning
This would likely not need any further legal action, no lawyers involved
The risk is that this somehow damages the OP's app
If it were me, and I had nothing to lose, I would report this and ask that different language be used in interviews for the good of all
When I move further in my career, I will use
www.umt.edu/eo/diversity/recruitment/intquest.php
If I am an interviewer in order to ask questions related to diversity
I will encourage others not to ask questions such as "have you ever considered what it would be like to be a female/male physician" or use them myself
All points made in this forum are interesting, and there are many things I would like to know about an applicant, but there are plenty of diversity questions that I can ask that will gain me the information I actually need to hire a qualified applicant sensitive to diversity issues
Since I am a physician, I am used to following all sorts of rules to prevent "microaggressions", risk management, (ASA annual NNT for primary prevention of one MI is about ~150), various medicolegal responsibilities, documentation, control my temper, watch my language and tone, and keep my slacks dry cleaned pressed and pet-hair free, and do it with a smile.
Since I am a physician, I respect people's privacy and try to be sure that questions I ask are medically necessary and not out of curiosity (listen for this distinction at work, you'll catch the difference when you listen to other docs)
So no, I'm not thin skinned, I think the question not the OP is unprofessional, and being the professional I am, I feel not a twinge to adjust my conduct not to ask a question that makes me cringe to hear asked. In my prior post, I expressed that I would hardly flinch to address this question in an interview with aplomb. A professional can answer this question professionally, and a professional can just as easily avoid asking this question.
What seems unprofessional to me is taking any offense to this question being reported and excluded in the future. If it is so easy for the OP to let the question go, it should be that easy for interviewers to let it go as well.
I suspect this question does not follow the rules, and I am fine with any number of rules regarding my professional behavior at work. You will never hear me making fun of obese patients, singing with my hand in someone's vagina, or not adddressing a patient by their title and last name unless they prefer to be addressed otherwise. I dot my i's and cross my ****ing t's.
I'm as PC as PC gets at work.
Elsewhere, that's another story.
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