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Perceptions of Gender Diversity in Occupations

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  • Jeffrey Flory
  • Andreas Leibbrandt
  • Olga Shurchkov
  • Olga Stoddard
  • Alva Taylor

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We design a survey experiment to investigate the effect of intervention with diversity on preferences for diverse outcomes. First, subjects report their perceptions of the archetypical occupations boss, professor, nurse, and clerk, rating boss/professor as higher status than nurse/clerk. Importantly, while respondents expect overrepresentation of women among nurses and clerks, they expect a relatively equal gender distribution among bosses and professors. We then randomize participants to view either diverse or nondiverse images for each occupation. Diversifying the image sets significantly increases the likelihood of underrepresented individuals being selected in both domains, but correctness of preexisting beliefs only matters in female-typed domains.

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  • Jeffrey Flory & Andreas Leibbrandt & Olga Shurchkov & Olga Stoddard & Alva Taylor, 2023. "Perceptions of Gender Diversity in Occupations," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 113, pages 436-439, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:113:y:2023:p:436-39
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231062
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    JEL classification:

    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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