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Counterproductive hiring discrimination against women

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  • Emmanuel Duguet
  • Loïc du Parquet
  • Yannick L’Horty
  • Pascale Petit

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Purpose - Mentioning car and motorcycle licences on a resume sends a signal of strong mobility, which should increase the chances of getting a job in congested traffic areas. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether this is the case for both women and men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors implement an experimental design in order to test for the existence of gender discrimination. The authors use the first-order stochastic dominance (FOSD) criterion and estimate components models. Findings - The authors find that holding a motorcycle licence leads to a counterproductive selection of female candidates, since the highest commuting mobility meets the lowest hiring rate. Research limitations/implications - The methodology developed in the paper can be used for all correspondence test data. Originality/value - The authors examine effects that have not been observed thus far in the literature, namely, the effects of gender crossed with the effects of the class of driving licence that is mentioned on the resume. The authors also advocate the use of the FOSD criterion to discrimination studies.

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  • Emmanuel Duguet & Loïc du Parquet & Yannick L’Horty & Pascale Petit, 2018. "Counterproductive hiring discrimination against women," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 39(1), pages 37-50, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:ijm-01-2016-0004
    DOI: 10.1108/IJM-01-2016-0004
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    Keywords

    Gender; Recruitment; Discrimination; Hiring; Mobility; Case studies; C93; J16; J24; J71;
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    JEL classification:

    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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