Is affirmative hiring illegal in Germany?
<p>Saw this ad: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/565648/women-in-tech-all-levels-at-sustainable-start-finn">https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/565648/women-in-tech-all-levels-at-sustainable-start-finn</a></p>
<p>With the headline: &quot;Women in Tech - all levels - at sustainable start-up (f/x) - Munich or Remote&quot;</p>
<p>Wondering if only hiring f/x would be legal in Germany?</p>

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<li>No, it’s not legal, <a href="https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_agg/englisch_agg.html#p0047" rel="nofollow noreferrer">§ 7 Ⅰ | 1 AGG</a> (“employee” includes applicants, <a href="https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_agg/englisch_agg.html#p0040" rel="nofollow noreferrer">§ 6 Ⅰ 2 AGG</a>), <em>unless</em> the the job <em>requires</em> a certain sex, <a href="https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_agg/englisch_agg.html#p0051" rel="nofollow noreferrer">§ 8 Ⅰ AGG</a>, example: porn actor. If you’re a <em>good</em> lawyer, you can argue that a women’s shelter hires <em>females</em> only, but only as far as the specific position includes interaction with patrons (i. e. janitor, or accountant must still be open to everyone).</li>
<li><em>Advertising</em> unwarranted gender-discriminatory positions is already illegal, <a href="https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_agg/englisch_agg.html#p0066" rel="nofollow noreferrer">§ 11 AGG</a>. There are some people who abuse their legal rights and apply for such a position, include a discreet statement about their sex, and after receiving a rejection file a lawsuit for damages, <a href="https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_agg/englisch_agg.html#p0080" rel="nofollow noreferrer">§ 15 AGG</a>, usually 3 months worth of wage.</li>
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