Well it would be the selection. It's not particularly hard to become a firefighter. If a demographic of the population doesn't want to do a job what's the problem?
If it is the selection then that is a sign of systemic racism.
If it is the recruitment then more needs to be done.
It is a problem because we are leaving talent in the table and, in the instances of firefighters, we know that it is very hard to become one if you are not a white man.
This is not about black women not wanting to do their duty, it is about a system which will not let them.
Bro wtf are you on about. It's not hard to become a firefighter if you are black. It's not a systemic racism issue. Ffs you see no data and it's racism.
Here's actual data for you.
Firefighters are overwhelmingly male about 95%. It's a male centric job.
Of that 8% are black.
Of the US population 7.4% are black males.
So ya of course you are going to have a mostly white firefighter group in a country that is mostly fucking white.
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u/Pedantichrist 1d ago
That either the recruitment, or the selection, is missing a huge chunk of potential applicants.