Your resume is your gatekeeper : automated resume screening as a strategy to reduce gender gaps in hiring
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0165-1765; 1873-7374
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Economics letters, 2022, Vol. 221, Art. 110892, OnlineOnly
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PISANELLI, Elena, Your resume is your gatekeeper : automated resume screening as a strategy to reduce gender gaps in hiring, Economics letters, 2022, Vol. 221, Art. 110892, OnlineOnly - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/74981
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Firms increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for hiring. The literature prompts concerns about such AI algorithms hindering gender equality in employment outcomes. Using a unique field study, I find human recruiters’ gender stereotypes lead to women having 69% lower chances of being interviewed for a gender-neutral job, compared to equally qualified men. Introducing automated resume screening shrinks such a gender gap by 43 percentage points.
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Published online: 19 October 2022