There aren't many Palestinian women leaders in business, and as a program that primarily targets this field, they have problems getting female applicants.

Also during his tenure, the first female applicants took Fire Department tests.

Although the department has not relaxed standards, it provides physical training for female applicants to improve their test performance.

Given patient preferences, is it wrong for a practice with an opening to favor female applicants?

Yet those assumptions are constantly brought to bear on Hispanic, black and female applicants, the report suggests.

But the Fire Department is flooded with female applicants this year.

Should it trump the qualifications of talented young female applicants?

"While the hiring may speed up, the process still leads to a brick wall for minority and female applicants."

He declined to predict whether today's decision would attract more female applicants.