disparate impact analysis

Disparate impact analysis assesses whether a company's policies or practices unintentionally disadvantage a specific group of people based on characteristics like race, gender, or age. It involves examining the outcomes of these policies to see if they disproportionately affect certain groups, even if there's no intentional discrimination. The goal is to ensure fairness and equal opportunity in hiring, lending, housing, and other areas by identifying and addressing policies that, while neutral on the surface, result in unequal impacts.