Here’s Hard Proof That Employers Are Discriminating Against Jews

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Posted on 12/09/2024 12:17:15 PM PST by nickcarraway

But it turns out the name atop that resumé sadly can still, in the 21st century, be a liability for Jews. That’s the finding of a new landmark study from the Anti-Defamation League on discrimination in the job market against Jewish and Israeli Americans. For this study, ADL asked a leading labor economist to conduct a field experiment submitting applications in response to administrative-assistant job postings using resumés that were identical except for specific characteristics, such as the applicant’s name.

The researcher sent out 3,000 applications this year for jobs in 23 cities. By using names that suggested applicants were Jewish American, Israeli American or American with Western European backgrounds, the researcher was able to determine that individuals with Jewish- or Israeli-sounding names like “Rebecca Cohen” and “Lia Avraham” would need to send many more applications than someone with a less ethnic sounding name such as “Kristen Miller” in order to receive a positive response.

How many more? The survey showed that the fictional Rebecca would need to send 24% more applications, and fictional Lia 39% more, to receive the same number of positive first responses from a prospective employer.

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1 posted on 12/09/2024 12:17:15 PM PST by nickcarraway

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