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So what are people's thoughts on these as it relates to job applications and questionaires? If you answer; "white/male", are you at a disadvantage or advantage)? If you refuse to answer (as is your right), do they discard your application?

I am currently employed and am satisfied with where I am; however, I recently applied for a position with a Crown Corporation just for the heck of it. Anyway, when you submit your resume, they make you answer a questionaire which includes questions regarding your ethnic background (you're either "white", or a host of different types of minority groups).

If an opportunity is really "equal", then should any of that matter, or is "equal" just some type of euphamism? It does give the option of not answering, but I know someone who worked for a private company that had a similar questionaire, and he said that anyone refusing to answer any question, was automatically thrown out. He said that they received so many resumes that it was an easy way to pare it down before even looking at the rest of the details.

Not that it would matter... my familly name is almost a 100% givaway, so I answered the question, but it doesn't seem right.