Here is a relevant paper for this: https://www.nber.org/papers/w5903 https://www.nber.org/papers/w5903 (1997) Essentially, they found that switching to blind

Here is a relevant paper for this: https://www.nber.org/papers/w5903 https://www.nber.org/papers/w5903 (1997) Essentially, they found that switching to blind auditing for orchestra musician positions raised the ratio of women hired severalfold. Thus, people' skill is (was?) rated lower if it is known they are female.