Gender Stereotypes in Educational Reference Letters
In new analysis, Markus Eberhardt, Giovanni Facchini, and Valeria Rueda delve into a novel database comprising 12,000 reference letters, which have been written in assist of greater than 3,700 candidates making use of for educational job positions in economics in the UK. Their evaluation uncovers a pervasive disparity in the way in which female and … [Read more…]