"Race"? In France it is forbidden to ask or record the religion or color of skin. Thus, it is forbidden to make statistics about it. Of course it is not the same about people with a handicap.
Why should non-believers fund churches with their tax money?
Believers should be responsible for funding their churches/temples/holy places without relying on those who don't care.
The system in the US, for instance, isn't that non-believers fund churches with their tax money, it's that no one funds churches with tax money at all, members of the church donate directly to the church.
(Before someone comments, yes churches are often tax-exempt like other charities and non-profits, but that is different from actually receiving money from the government)
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/11/2...
Not saying the American system solves this either. But it's interesting how the different approaches end up working on the ground.
I guess the good news is that sometimes we find European politics about as baffling as I'm sure Europeans find American politics at times.
The employer can't discriminate in either direction based on that information (which is why it gets a special section of the application for that can get torn out).
But they do need to record the charecatristics of people who are applying, and people who are getting hired, so they can spot rascist managers, etc.
[1] http://french.about.com/library/writing/bl-cv.htm
[2] http://conseils-carriere.monster.ch/cv-et-lettres-de-motivat... 3. Personal Information - "limit to a strict minimum: ...date of birth, nationality, marital status, number of children"
[3] http://conseils-carriere.monster.ch/CV-et-lettres-de-motivat... "Should I give detailed information about my marrital status? Write whether you are single, married, widowed, or divorced. If you have children, only mention their age and sex, not their names."
[4] http://www.thelocal.de/20130131/47649 "Unlike most English resumes, German CVs always include a passport-style professional photo in the upper right-hand corner - a detail advisers say you would do well not to leave out.
"German employers are used to seeing a photo on a résumé, they can't explicitly demand in the job advert that you put one because that goes against privacy laws," Störr told The Local.
"But they'll be looking for it so always put one. A photo allows potential employers to make a different kind of personal connection with someone and will help them connect your skills with your face when you come to an interview.""
I have often been told "Can you please fill this form?" by French IT contractor companies and the subtitle was "Nationality - Age". The title was "Degree and name of the achool", which is just as discriminating after 7 years of experience. Marital status isn't really prompted.