The Gender Employment Gap among Refugees and the Role of Employer Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from the German, Swedish and Austrian Labor Markets

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Titre
The Gender Employment Gap among Refugees and the Role of Employer Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from the German, Swedish and Austrian Labor Markets
Périodique
International Migration Review
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Fossati Flavia, Knotz Carlo, Liechti Fabienne, Otmani Ihssane
ISSN
0197-9183
1747-7379
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
12/12/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
019791832211342
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Compared to their male counterparts, refugee women exhibit low employment rates in many countries. Discrimination by recruiters could possibly explain this phenomenon, but thus far, there is little direct evidence on this. This study addresses this gap. We develop a set of hypotheses about the effects of gender and family status on refugees’ labor market integration, and then test these hypotheses using data from an original survey experiment administered in 2019 to online panels of recruiters in three major refugee-receiving countries (Germany, Austria, and Sweden). We find that recruiters indeed prefer female over male refugees across different job types, all else equal. However, we also find evidence of a disadvantage connected with motherhood among refugees. Overall, our findings raise doubts about the relevance of discrimination as an explanation for the observed employment gap between male and female refugees.
Mots-clé
Refugees, gender, discrimination, inequality, employers
Open Access
Oui
Financement(s)
Fonds national suisse / Programmes / 51NF40-182897
Création de la notice
13/12/2022 14:36
Dernière modification de la notice
06/11/2023 7:10
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