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| Title |
A Linguistic Comparison of Letters of Recommendation for Male and Female Chemistry and Biochemistry Job Applicants
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Sex Roles, August 2007
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11199-007-9291-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Toni Schmader, Jessica Whitehead, Vicki H. Wysocki |
| Abstract |
Letters of recommendation are central to the hiring process. However, gender stereotypes could bias how recommenders describe female compared to male applicants. In the current study, text analysis software was used to examine 886 letters of recommendation written on behalf of 235 male and 42 female applicants for either a chemistry or biochemistry faculty position at a large U.S. research university. Results revealed more similarities than differences in letters written for male and female candidates. However, recommenders used significantly more standout adjectives to describe male as compared to female candidates. Letters containing more standout words also included more ability words and fewer grindstone words. Research is needed to explore how differences in language use affect perceivers' evaluations of female candidates. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2,969 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 655 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 491 | 17% |
| Australia | 127 | 4% |
| Canada | 125 | 4% |
| Ireland | 54 | 2% |
| Germany | 35 | 1% |
| France | 35 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1% |
| Spain | 26 | <1% |
| Other | 262 | 9% |
| Unknown | 1128 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1941 | 65% |
| Scientists | 803 | 27% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 134 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 91 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 253 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 244 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 60 | 24% |
| Researcher | 27 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 8% |
| Other | 52 | 21% |
| Unknown | 46 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 70 | 28% |
| Unknown | 54 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1172. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 July 2023.
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#12,599
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#1
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#11
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