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Gendered Language in Job Postings Has Little Effect on Applicant Behavior, New Research Finds

In an effort to attract a diverse pool of talented candidates, many contemporary U.S. employers seek to craft gender-neutral job postings by editing language in the postings that may have masculine or feminine connotations. But how much difference do such practices make in reality? Not that much, suggests new research by MIT Sloan Professor Emilio J. Castilla and Michigan State Assistant Professor Hye Jin Rho.

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Legacy preferences are materially beneficial, but counterproductive

Why do colleges still prefer legacy applicants based on a theoretical framework of the three types of logics found in decision-making strategies: meritocratic, diversity, and material logic?

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