I'm starting a new business.

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December 29,2022 at 10:46PM UTC

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I'm starting a new business. I would like to hire women, with an emphasis on those that have recently experienced DV, and are impoverished. How do I legally structure this without violating discrimination laws?

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AnonymousDecember 30,2022 at 2:21PM UTC
Add places that serve them to your job posting or interview locations. Still, be open to people from all kinds of backgrounds. Many people have horrendous backgrounds that they will never bring up in an interview.
Momma BearDecember 30,2022 at 8:50PM UTC
Thank you, I was just looking at this and thinking of setting up a training or education program for women of this demographic to make referrals so that I can hire primarily from that agency.
AnonymousDecember 31,2022 at 3:52PM UTC
Reach out to local DV organizations and tell them you want to set up up a recruiting pipeline so that you can make sure you're getting resumes/applications from the candidates you're like to target. Just make sure you give everyone an equal chance to interview no matter whether they are ciswomen DV survivors or not . You may also think about if you want to include transwomen and nonbinary DV survivors in your outreach as well.
AnonymousJanuary 1,2023 at 4:32PM UTC
Thank you for the great feedback and response!
Michelle S.December 31,2022 at 5:24PM UTC
At the end of the ad, you say something like, individuals with personal experience with domestic violence are welcome and encouraged to apply. Otherwise, you require a cover letter asking for any personal knowledge or experience of DV. And then you screen…
AnonymousJanuary 1,2023 at 4:33PM UTC
Great idea!
AnonymousJanuary 2,2023 at 8:57PM UTC
Does the business you are starting cater to impoverished DV survivors? You can put peer support certification as one of the recommended skills. Making sure that the requirements for the positions do not exceed those you are targeting is also essential (high-level degrees, significant job experience, for example). You could add things like "personal or work experience with DV survivors," "passion for justice for DV survivors," or similar items to the recommended skill set requirements. Also, remember that DV survivors will not likely have consistent or sometimes recent job experience.
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