The labor market is a fundamental part of society, where an individual's opportunities for economic prosperity and professional development are determined. In theory, the recruitment process should be neutral and competency-based, and discrimination is legally prohibited in Sweden. Despite this, research has demonstrated gender discrimination in the recruitment process. Therefore, this study aims to answer the question: Does your gender matter when submitting your resume? The study aims to investigate gender discrimination in employers' callbacks to job applicants. It analyzes the frequency of callbacks received by women and men to understand gender-related differences in the Swedish labor market. The study reuses data from a previous field experiment conducted in 2019, which examined discrimination against transgender individuals in the recruitment process. Using the same data, this study investigates gender discrimination instead. The methodology used in the study includes regression analyses in R-studio. For each research question, logit and AME models are designed, and through these analyses the presence and extent of gender discrimination in the reused data are examined. In order to answer the study's three research questions, it is initially investigated whether gender discrimination occurs at all, then it is analyzed whether and how it differs between female-dominated, male-dominated, and neutrally dominated occupations, to finally investigate whether geographical location has any impact on gender discrimination. Given the study's three research questions, the study has three results: (1) There are no significant gender-related differences in the frequency of responses. (2) There are significant gender-related differences in the frequency of responses in female-dominated professions, but not in male-dominated and neutrally dominated professions. (3) There are no significant gender-related differences based on the geographical location of the job. The results of the study suggest that gender discrimination is a widespread problem, requiring further investigation and discussion to promote a fairer and more inclusive labor market.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-204170 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Dahlberg, Lovisa, Paredes Inostroza, Felicia |
| Publisher | Linköpings universitet, Nationalekonomi, Linköpings universitet, Filosofiska fakulteten |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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