I've experienced something close to this multiple times. I'm a mid-career white dude with a name of European origin - but my first name is a predominately female name in the modern era. I've lost count of the number of times I've gotten calls from recruiters or HR departments and heard the disappointment in their voice when I respond that I'm who they're looking for.
I've also experienced more direct discrimination, in the form of an interview process for an Director of Engineering position a couple of years ago where a verbal offer was withdrawn over a long weekend. All I got was a parting message from the recruiter saying that they had "found a woman of color" and they'd let me know. I never heard from them again.
That's also a thing. I've heard a decision maker say something in the line of "just get me a black woman" and then underlings proceed to interview strictly black women. That is not DEI or equality. That is unjust and cruel people interpreting things that way because that's the world and language they know.
I've experienced something close to this multiple times. I'm a mid-career white dude with a name of European origin - but my first name is a predominately female name in the modern era. I've lost count of the number of times I've gotten calls from recruiters or HR departments and heard the disappointment in their voice when I respond that I'm who they're looking for.
I've also experienced more direct discrimination, in the form of an interview process for an Director of Engineering position a couple of years ago where a verbal offer was withdrawn over a long weekend. All I got was a parting message from the recruiter saying that they had "found a woman of color" and they'd let me know. I never heard from them again.