Is it fair for an employer to only hire females for a receptionist job?

[Kayla45]

Like assuming both candidates meet the job requirements, but because of stereotypes the job is given to the woman first, and or considered first for the position over the male candidate?

[Lliam]

It doesn't bother me. Women often have better people skills, are charming, have pleasant voices, and are much nicer to look at.
A receptionist is the first person you see. They are the image of the company. A woman is more appealing and less threatening than a man.

[DJB72]

If depends on the business. I hired female receptionists as a medical practice manager simply because they are more empathetic - usually - than men for that role

[Cutegirl06]

No it's not fair!! If the male and female are both equally meet the requirements then that's not fair to hire the female just because she's a female.

[Crimsyjo]

No it's not fair but the stereotype most likely does have an impact on choice even if on a subconscious level.

[MrCharlie13]

If the women applying for the job are the better candidates, it is fair.

If there's a better qualified male candidate and he didn't get the job, then it is not

In my city, there are almost no male receptionists, so they usually lose against more experienced female applicants in the end

[AviatorTom]

Is it fair? I don't know, and it really doesn't matter. Most people interact with a female more easily, honestly and openly, than with a male, and that's what you want in a receptionist.

[Anonymous]

Fair? No, but reality isn't fair. If I were the hiring manager I would likely hire the female candidate too, because women tend to have better skills in the things that make a receptionist valuable.

[slatyb]

In the US and I expect also in the EU it's illegal.

[Graptemys79]

I doesn't seem fair to me.

[Anonymous]

That sounds like sexism to me.