Context in selection of men and women in hiring decisions: gender composition of the applicant pool

J.N. van Ommeren, R. de Vries, G. Russo, M.H. van Ommeren

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Abstract

The hypothesis that the sex composition of an applicant pool affects the hiring probabilities of individual job applicants was tested using gender-distinctive information on accepted and rejected job applicants in The Netherlands. The evidence supports this hypothesis, although the effect sizes are moderate. Both men and women have a lower probability of being hired when the applicant pool contains fewer applicants from their own sex. © Psychological Reports 2005.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)349-360
Number of pages11
JournalPsychological Reports
Volume96
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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