An employer has a very large pool of applicants for 8 jobs. The employer needs to report

Question:

An employer has a very large pool of applicants for 8 jobs. The employer needs to report only the sex of the 8 people who are hired (not the names or any other distinguishing features), to a gender-equity review board. How many ways of hiring men and women for these positions are there if:
a. The jobs are all identical?
b. Each of the 8 jobs are unique?