[jari_mustonen]

I think the problem is that removing factors like name, gender, or marital status does not truly make the process unbiased. These factors are only sources of bias if there is no correlation between, for example, marital status and the ability to work or some secondary characteristic that is preferable to employer such as loyalty. It can be easily hypothesized that marital status might stabilize a person or make them more likely to stay with one employer, or other traits that are preferable.

Similar examples can also be made for name and gender.

[nottorp]

Well the point is if you remove any potential source of bias you end up with nothing and may as well throw dice.

I think the real solution is having a million small organizations instead of a few large behemoths. This way everyone will find their place in a compatible culture.