Diversified committees in hiring processes: Lab evidence on group dynamics

Domínguez, José J.

doi:10.1016/j.joep.2023.102644

Journal of Economic Psychology

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2023.102644

|View full text |Cite

Diversified committees in hiring processes: Lab evidence on group dynamics

José J. Domínguez

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2024

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

References 61 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Gender Quotas in Hiring Committees: A Boon or a Bane for Women?

Deschamps

2024

Management Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Women are underrepresented in many prestigious positions. Could increasing the share of women in hiring committees boost the rates at which women are hired into these positions? I use a difference-in-differences design to examine the effects of a French law on academic hiring committees that required each gender to represent a share of at least 40% of members. Contrary to the objectives of the law, I show that the reform backfired and significantly lowered women’s probability of being hired. Because the negative effect of the reform is concentrated in committees headed by men, this result seems driven by the reaction of men to the reform. I find little evidence that the reform affects supply-side characteristics, such as the likelihood of women applying. The results suggest that the underrepresentation of women is unlikely to be solved by simply increasing the share of women in hiring committees or interview panels. This paper was accepted by Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, organizations. Funding: This work is supported by the ANR LIEPP [Grants ANR11LABX0091 and ANR11IDEX000502]. Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.01637 .

show abstract

Gender Quotas in Hiring Committees: A Boon or a Bane for Women?

Deschamps

2024

Management Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Diversified committees in hiring processes: Lab evidence on group dynamics

Cited by 1 publication

References 61 publications

Gender Quotas in Hiring Committees: A Boon or a Bane for Women?

Gender Quotas in Hiring Committees: A Boon or a Bane for Women?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About