Hiring gender bias exacerbated by algorithmic sorting models for CVs, new research finds

By Ellie Dudley · 2 December 2020 · Locked

Hiring gender bias exacerbated by algorithmic sorting models for CVs, new research finds

Bias in Hiring Algorithms Exposed

Women already hit hard by pandemic job losses face further disadvantage from hiring algorithms and human bias. But what exactly is driving this disparity, and how can it be addressed?

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Summary

A new report has found that women, already disproportionately affected by job losses during the pandemic, face further disadvantage from job hiring algorithms and human bias. The research from the University of Melbourne, commissioned by UniBank, has found that subconscious gender biases greatly influence decisions by human recruiters and are exacerbated in algorithmic sorting models […]

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