Males should mail?: gender discrimination in access to childcare

This study investigates discrimination against women when searching and applying for childcare in a nationwide field experiment. We send emails from fictitious parents to 9,313 childcare centers in Germany inquiring about access to childcare. We randomize whether the email is sent by the child'...

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Veröffentlicht in:AEA papers and proceedings 2023-05, Vol.113, p.427-431
1. Verfasser: Hermes, Henning
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigates discrimination against women when searching and applying for childcare in a nationwide field experiment. We send emails from fictitious parents to 9,313 childcare centers in Germany inquiring about access to childcare. We randomize whether the email is sent by the child's mother or father. Our results show that women receive shorter and less positive responses than men. The probability of receiving a response does not differ by gender, highlighting the importance of going beyond response rates to detect discrimination. We provide suggestive evidence that regional differences in gender discrimination are related to gender norms.
ISSN:2574-0768
2574-0776
DOI:10.1257/pandp.20231060