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 informal sector occupations, the study finds high existence of employers' gender bias in hiring. Explicit gender preferences are highly job specific, and it is common to mention the preferred gender in job ads...
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2018/03/26
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS8379
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2018/03/26
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Reflections of employers' gender preferences in job ads in India : an analysis of online job portal data
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female labor force participation