'Secretaries are women, that's how it's always been'

When clients request ‘a blonde’ from Jessica Williams’ recruitment business she tackles their sexism with one simple question

“She’ll probably be a graduate. I need someone intelligent. School doesn’t really matter but she must speak well – no accents. I’m presuming she’ll look the part?”

What, I wonder, do you think when you read those words? Who am I looking for? What do I do? Perhaps I work for a dating agency? In fact, I work in recruitment, and on this occasion I had been asked to find a personal assistant.

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Source: Guardian