Reflections of Employers' Gender Preferences in Job Ads in India : An Analysis of Online Job Portal Data

Reflections of Employers' Gender Preferences in Job Ads in India : An Analysis of Online Job Portal Data

Using online job portal data and probabilistic regression estimations, the paper investigates the explicit gender bias and salary gap in the Indian job market, reflected in more than 800,000 job recruitment advertisements. Exploring formal and info...

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Main Authors: Chowdhury, Afra R., Areias, Ana C., Imaizumi, Saori, Nomura, Shinsaku, Yamauchi, Futoshi
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
GENDER TARGETING
LABOR MARKET
HIRING PRACTICES
GENDER WAGE GAP
RECRUITMENT ADS
JOB APPLICATION
EMPLOYER PREFERENCE
JOB MARKET
GENDER BIAS
HIRING BIAS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/548581522089881652/Reflections-of-employers-gender-preferences-in-job-ads-in-India-an-analysis-of-online-job-portal-data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29559

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/548581522089881652/Reflections-of-employers-gender-preferences-in-job-ads-in-India-an-analysis-of-online-job-portal-data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29559

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