Breaking Gender Barriers: Experimental Evidence on Men in Pink-Collar Jobs

Alexia Delfino

American Economic Review, 2024, vol. 114, issue 6, 1816-53

Abstract: I investigate men's limited entry into female-dominated sectors through a large-scale field experiment. The design exogenously varies recruitment messages by showing photographs of current workers (male or female) and providing information on the share of workers who received high evaluations in the past (higher or lower). A male photograph has no impact on men's applications, but informing about a lower share of high evaluations encourages men to apply and enables the employer to hire and retain more talented men. The impact of this informational intervention remains positive for the employer also accounting for its effects on female applicants and hires.

JEL-codes: C93 D83 J16 J22 J23 J24 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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