Archive for February 11th, 2022

Women are “hardworking”, men are “brilliant”: Stereotyping in the economics job market

February 11, 2022

Markus Eberhardt, Giovanni Facchini and Valeria Rueda study the academic reference letters to figure stereotyping:

Academia faces increased scrutiny because of its gender imbalance. This column uses machine learning methods to analyse gendered patterns in the text of reference letters written for candidates for entry-level positions in the economics job market. The findings reveal that women are systematically more likely to be praised for being hardworking and at times less likely to be praised for their ability. Given the time and effort letter writers devote to supporting their students, the authors suggest this gender stereotype is likely due to unconscious biases.

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