Do Recruiters Penalize Men Who Prefer Low Hours? Evidence from Online Labor Market Data

Daniel Kopp

No 16845, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Part-time work is a popular way to reconcile work and family responsibilities. This study investigates how easy it is for men and women to get part-time jobs. To assess this question, I first analyze the hiring decisions of recruiters who screen jobseekers on an online recruiting platform and estimate contact penalties for men and women seeking part-time jobs. Second, I relate the number of hours advertised in online job postings to firms' confidentially reported gender preferences. I find that recruiters prefer full-time over part-time workers, and that part-time penalties are more pronounced for men than for women. Differences in job or workplace characteristics cannot explain these results. Instead, the preponderance of evidence points to bias due to gender stereotypes.

Keywords: recruitment; part-time; gender equality; hiring; online labor markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J23 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 70 pages
Date: 2024-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dem, nep-gen, nep-hrm, nep-inv and nep-lma
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