Do Employers Discriminate by Gender? A Field Experiment in Female-Dominated Occupations

We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely to receive a callback, with the difference being largest in occupations that are more female-dominated.

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Year of publication:	2010-01
Authors:	Booth, Alison L. ; Leigh, Andrew
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	discrimination \| field experiments \| employment \| gender

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 107 (2), 236-238 Number 4690 14 pages
Classification:	J71 - Discrimination ; C93 - Field Experiments
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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