Interventions that affect gender bias in hiring: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To systematically review experimental evidence for interventions mitigating gender bias in employment. Unconscious endorsement of gender stereotypes can undermine academic medicine's commitment to gender equity.

Method

The authors performed electronic and hand searches for randomized controlled studies since 1973 of interventions that affect gender differences in evaluation of job applicants. Twenty-seven studies met all inclusion criteria. Interventions fell into three categories: application information, applicant features, and rating conditions.

Results

The studies identified gender bias as the difference in ratings or perceptions of men and women with identical qualifications. Studies reaffirmed negative bias against women being evaluated for positions tra

SUBMITTER: Isaac C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4554714 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature