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Gender homophily in job referrals: Evidence from a field study among university students
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute for International Economic Studies. Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).
Number of Authors: 42025 (English)In: Labour Economics, ISSN 0927-5371, E-ISSN 1879-1034, Vol. 92, article id 102662Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We conducted a field study at a Swedish business school to investigate gender homophily in referrer behavior. In the study, 453 participants were asked to refer another student at the school for a real job. We find that both men and women mainly refer candidates of their own gender: 71% of female participants referred a female candidate, and 75% of male participants referred a male candidate. The gender composition of close friendship networks appears to be an important driver of this pattern. Randomizing participants across two job advertisements, we find suggestive evidence that the degree of gender homophily in job referrals is stronger when the job is more consistent with stereotypes associated with the participant's own gender.

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2025. Vol. 92, article id 102662
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Gender homophily, Job referrals, Job segregation, Referral hiring, Referral networks, Social networks
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-240493DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2024.102662ISI: 001392008200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85212337926OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-240493DiVA, id: diva2:1943902
Available from: 2025-03-12 Created: 2025-03-12 Last updated: 2025-03-12Bibliographically approved

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