Does anyone ever…feel that some of these questions shouldn't matter in the least? Like for example, there's a company I've applied for several times when postings come up(It's a really really hard, unionized place to get into)…and they ask if you're a member of a visible minority, have a visible disability, and finally…your gender.
Why ask those questions? Are they afraid of blowback if they don't hire a person of an ethnic minority? If they don't hire a woman over a man? Or is the it the other way, are they trying to fill a “quota” which I hope to god doesn't exist in this day in age. What does it matter? If the person is qualified, they're qualified.