Is the school workforce biased against men?

Publication type

Journal Article

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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.

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Economics Letters

Volume

Volume: 251:112337

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112337

ISSN

01651765

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Under a Creative Commons license

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