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> It would be better to read the resume without the gender clues. (Names removed, sorority and fraternity info removed, women organization removed etc) But with

• projectramo 9y ago
  It isn't "my" theory. And secondly, as your article points out, there are other studies that suggest otherwise. There have been several studies where placing an identical resume with a male or female name will give you different calls for an interview. If we don't make the resumes identical, I wonder if it is something about the way they present the resumes. (Other clues and so forth).
• cholantesh 9y ago
  It's actually only one study, and both the lead author and the conducting body have their doubts about it: >Professor Hiscox said he discussed the trial with the ABS and did not consider it a rigorous or randomised control trial, warning against any "magic pill" solution. The discussion section of the study's report also opines that the voluntary nature of recruiter selection [1] as well as the absence of a control group could skew results, and that particular recruitment processes were not studied for engendered bias before designing the trial. [1] - ie, recruiters who tended to be more supportive of diversification in the public sector would be more likely to participate
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