A new reason to like IBM

Gaven McLaren · Post by **Gaven McLaren** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:54 am

I am searching for a new job and IBM has many jobs listed in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am amazed when on all of their posts I see this.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Read it carefully.

It says Gender identity or expression. Yeah IBM for being open minded. This is amazing from the company that once had the strictest dress code of any company.

Aeryn · Post by **Aeryn** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:14 pm

you would still have to wear a blue blazer.

Connie · Post by **Connie** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:45 pm

you would still have to wear a blue blazer.

Just make sure the skirt isn't too short!

Carol Ann · Post by **Carol Ann** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:48 am

Very nice statement by IBM, but I wonder if a guy shows up for work wearing a dress what the real policy is?.

Anita · Post by **Anita** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:35 pm

Carol Ann wrote:Very nice statement by IBM, but I wonder if a guy shows up for work wearing a dress what the real policy is?.

No, no, Carol Ann, bad girl! You can't do that! If you were going to wear a dress, you'd also have to have a wig, forms, makeup, and all the rest of it. And...you'd have to do it every day for the rest of your time there--no switching back and forth. Once a girl, always a girl.

I don't know that IBM specifically operates like this, but these were concerns that legislators had when California was trying to pass a law to protect TG people from employment discrimination.