The data is in, women are more likely to be interviewed than men

Have no fear, women! This could easily be you. Source

Australia’s Behavioral Economics Team of the Australian Government recently embarked on a program to get more minorities and women into jobs. They started a program in which CV’s were sent to hiring managers without names. The results:

Participants were 2.9% more likely to shortlist female candidates and 3.2% less likely to shortlist male applicants when they were identifiable, compared with when they were de-identified.

Minority females were 8.6% more likely to be shortlisted when identifiable as a minority female.

The most important observation from this, though, is that the likelihood didn’t shift that much. 5.6% is a nice bonus, but it’s not a game changer. This indicates that, far and away, the most important thing to hiring managers is qualifications.

So, if you’re a woman, take heart. Focus on improving yourself and applying to those jobs. Turns out you have a better shot at them than most feminists would have you believe.