Black women’s companies bias in employment

Black woman It was presented as a white woman LinkedIn, in job interviews, is reviewing the experience of fishing in Catfishing in a new set of documents.

After months of hunting unsuccessful jobs, Eli Jones became a secret as a white woman on LinkedIn to see if its results will change. Her experience for eight months, captured in documents Creek fish: Being black in America, companies, It revealed a clear racist bias in employment practices.

“I made this fake white profile of frustration but also from sadness,” Jones books On the Cake Starter. “Because regardless of their rehabilitation, and how to express, how black black still means overlooking it.”

Digital stories narrator, headquartered in the capital dated Her experience in LinkedIn, which lasted eight months, which shocked the community by revealing that the creent fish profile from the white woman received more recruits inquiries from her real account.

“I am tired of not employing and ignoring,” Jones Make up to Refinery 29 is not controlled. “I studied religious interviews, appeared on time, stood up, and traveled across the cities, reached the last round, and I still do not get anything.

After sharing her story, a viral went soon, drawing messages from countless others with similar experiences. Jones prepared for people to share their own stories, and within a week, more than 300 registered.

Despite the pressure to repeat the experience, she chose to honor her borders, while keeping her “one -time experience, lived”. However, she inspired her to respond to converting the project into a documentary, now seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Jones said: “Cel the thickness of companies did exactly what was supposed to do: Spark Conversion, Open Eyes, and create a society,” Jones said.

The documentary film will contain intimate interviews, visuals and historical archival clips to examine live experiences of black professionals through industries, highlighting emotional losses, switching the continuous symbol, and daily flexibility to move in these environments. The first phase of the Jones Kickstarter campaign seeks to get $ 10,000 to cover production and crew costs, the next A previous campaign was less than its target of $ 50,000 and was delayed due to a series of racist motivated attacks.

Support the Cake Starter, Jones move forward Plan for filming in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and other cities to create an unexpected image of black professional life.

“This is not about chasing another viral moment,” she wrote. “It is about creating something that lasts: a movie that talks about us, for us and our reason.”

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