Publication type
Journal Article
Author
Publication date
May 1, 2025
Summary:
We test for gender discrimination in the School Workforce in England by asking teachers to evaluate fictitious applicants for three hypothetical positions in their school (Teaching Assistant, Classroom Teacher and Headteacher). We find that male applicants are evaluated less favourably than female applicants. The gender difference in evaluations decreases with seniority – for Headteacher roles male and female applicants are evaluated similarly. These findings suggest that minority groups can experience more discrimination for lower-level jobs.
Published in
Economics Letters
Volume
Volume: 251:112337
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112337
ISSN
01651765
Subjects
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Open Access
Under a Creative Commons license
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