Arbeitspapier
Social desirability bias in attitudes towards sexism and DEI policies in the workplace
Do workers speak their mind about sexism and about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in the workplace? We measure social desirability bias regarding sexism and DEI policies using a list experiment survey among workers from five male-dominated industries in France and in the US. In both countries and, remarkably, among both men and women, we document substantial social desirability bias. Managers exhibit a larger bias than non-managerial employees. This difference between voiced and real attitudes may make organizations overestimate support for DEI policies in their workforce, rendering such policies less effective.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. TI 2024-002/VII
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Labor Discrimination
Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
- Subject
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Sexism
Diversity
Social desirability bias
List experiment survey
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Boring, Anne
Delfgaauw, Josse
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Tinbergen Institute
- (where)
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam
- (when)
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2024
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Boring, Anne
- Delfgaauw, Josse
- Tinbergen Institute
Time of origin
- 2024
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