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dc.titleWhat Job Would You Apply to?: Findings on the Impact of Language on Job Searches
dc.contributor.authorDíaz Escobar, Ana María
dc.contributor.authorSalas Bahamón, Luz Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorPiras, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorSuaya, Agustina
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2023-04-26T00:04:00
dc.date.issue2023-04-26T00:04:00
dc.description.abstractThis study tests four "light touch" interventions in the language used in job posts of male- dominated occupations to attract female workers using a discrete choice experiment. This experiment had more than 5000 participants from five Latin American countries. We test two possible mechanisms: the gender-stereotypes related to job skills and the use of inclusive language. We find that language matters, and men and women value information and inclusive language in job advertisements. However, women are more sensitive in this regard. We test the effect of simply aggregating irrelevant, but additional words to the job ad, and find that when the inclusive language in the ad is subtle, the effect of having more words is very important. But it decreases when the language signals a strong preference for an inclusive work environment. These findings highlight the importance of language and the type of information presented in job advertisements in attracting a gender-balanced workforce.
dc.format.extent48
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004856
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/What-Job-Would-You-Apply-to-Findings-on-the-Impact-of-Language-on-Job-Searches.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectWorkforce and Employment
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectLabor
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeJ63 - Turnover • Vacancies • Layoffs
dc.subject.jelcodeC91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeM54 - Labor Management
dc.subject.keywordsLanguage interventions;access to employment;labor discrimination;jobads;Occupational Segregation
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01417
idb.operationRG-T3157
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