• DOI:10.1177/000312240507000408
Corpus ID: 143766494

Gender Stereotypes, Same-Gender Preferences, and Organizational Variation in the Hiring of Women: Evidence from Law Firms

@article{Gorman2005GenderSS,
  title={Gender Stereotypes, Same-Gender Preferences, and Organizational Variation in the Hiring of Women: Evidence from Law Firms},
  author={E. Gorman},
  journal={American Sociological Review},
  year={2005},
  volume={70},
  pages={702 - 728}
}

E. Gorman

Published 2005

Psychology

American Sociological Review

Laboratory studies have shown that stereotypes and in-group favoritism influence people's perceptions and evaluations of others, but empirical research has not yet linked these processes to gender disparities in real workplace outcomes. This study proposes that the gender stereotypicality of selection criteria and decision makers' same-gender preferences operate to intensify gender inequality in hiring. These arguments are tested with data on large U.S. law firms in the mid-1990s. The findings… CONTINUE READING

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