That might be okay if the human hiring managers made great decisions. But most US companies have a diversity problem, particularly among managers and particularly in the way that hiring managers evaluate resumes and interview candidates. All else being equal, resumes with white-male-sounding names are more likely to get interviews than those with female-and/or minority-sounding names.5 Even hiring managers who are female and/or members of a minority themselves tend to unconsciously favor white male candidates.
