Betsey Stevenson

When employers say the labor market’s tight, it’s that they can’t find people in the way they’re used to looking for people. And we have to ask them questions like, “Who are you considering? How are you getting applicants? What do you have in your ad?” Because we also see employers who will often advertise for more credentials than they need. And then we see that there are gender differences in who will apply for those jobs. Women are much more reluctant to apply for a job if they don’t have all the credentials in the ad. Men are less so. So if you add a lot of credentials to your ad, you’re going to get a lot of white male applicants. You might get fewer of other people. So there are lots of things that employers can do.

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