conflicts of interest in grant allocation, work place appointments should be avoided
Worth flagging: Since there are more men than women in EA, I would expect a greater fraction of EA women than EA men to be in relationships with other EAs. (And trying to think of examples off the top of my head supports that theory.) If this is right, the policy “don’t appoint people for jobs where they will have conflicts of interest” would systematically disadvantage women.
(By contrast, considering who you’re already in a work-relationship with when choosing who to date wouldn’t have a systematic effect like that.)
My inclination here would be to (as much as possible) avoid having partners make grant/job-appointment decisions about their partners. But that if someone seems to be the best for a job/grant (from the perspective of people who aren’t their partner), to not deny them that just because it would put them in a position closer to their partner.
(It’s possible that this is in line with what you meant.)
Worth flagging: Since there are more men than women in EA, I would expect a greater fraction of EA women than EA men to be in relationships with other EAs. (And trying to think of examples off the top of my head supports that theory.) If this is right, the policy “don’t appoint people for jobs where they will have conflicts of interest” would systematically disadvantage women.
(By contrast, considering who you’re already in a work-relationship with when choosing who to date wouldn’t have a systematic effect like that.)
My inclination here would be to (as much as possible) avoid having partners make grant/job-appointment decisions about their partners. But that if someone seems to be the best for a job/grant (from the perspective of people who aren’t their partner), to not deny them that just because it would put them in a position closer to their partner.
(It’s possible that this is in line with what you meant.)