Do employers discriminate against married women? Evidence from a field experiment in Egypt

Caroline Krafft

Journal of Development Economics, 2025, vol. 174, issue C

Abstract: This research submitted fictitious resumes to online job postings in Egypt, randomizing gender and marital status. More job postings explicitly required men (14 per cent) than women (4 per cent). Despite the gender discrimination in postings, women were only slightly less likely to receive callbacks than men, with only a small difference between single and married women. Differences in callbacks by sex and marital status were not statistically significant. Women and especially married women were, however, particularly likely to be asked for more information rather than scheduled for an interview.

Keywords: Discrimination; Gender; Marital status; Labour market; Field experiment; Egypt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 J31 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103452

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