Analyzing Adverse Impact at Super Foods! Assignment 2

1. Strategy: Analyzing Adverse Impact

Mary was recently hired as an HR generalist at Super Foods, an organic grocery chain. One of her first assignments is to review the store’s data on its cashiers to identify if its hiring and promotion practices have had an adverse (disparate) impact on men or women. Mary generated the following reports from the company’s employee database to use in her analyses.

Working in groups of three to four students, use this information to determine whether there is evidence of sex discrimination for cashiers. Write a brief report explaining why there is or is not adverse impact. If there is, try to identify what might be happening and suggest ways the firm can reduce it.

Stock Statistics Report

Job Category: Cashiers
	Current Cashiers	Availability in Relevant Population
Men	30%	50%
Women	70%	50%

Flow Statistics Report

Job Category: Cashiers
	# Applicants	# Hired	Selection Rate (in %)
Men	200	100	50%
Women	150	75	50%

Concentration Statistics Report

	Job Category
	Cashiers	Stockers	Cleaners
Men	30%	70%	65%
Women	70%	30%	35%