%0 Report %A Booth, Alison L. %A Leigh, Andrew %T Do Employers Discriminate by Gender? A Field Experiment in Female-Dominated Occupations %D 2010 %8 2010 Jan %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 4690 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4690 %X We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely to receive a callback, with the difference being largest in occupations that are more female-dominated. %K discrimination %K field experiments %K employment %K gender