Follow-up to Gathering Information about Careers: The Role of Gender

Last registered on May 10, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Follow-up to Gathering Information about Careers: The Role of Gender
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013302
Initial registration date
April 25, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

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First published
May 01, 2024, 1:39 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
May 10, 2024, 2:20 PM EDT

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Primary Investigator

Name
Melanie Wasserman
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Yana Gallen
PI Affiliation
University of Chicago
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-04-24
End date
2025-04-14
Keywords
Gender, Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We study professionals’ motivations for providing information on a job's time demands to jobseekers. To do so, we conduct a survey experiment in which professionals are asked to provide information about their former employer to a hypothetical jobseeker. We randomize the characteristics (gender, desire to have children) of the jobseeker, the availability of information about jobseekers' preferences for information, and the recruitment motives of the professional. We will test how these conditions affect the professionals' time allocation among various topics.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Gallen, Yana and Melanie Wasserman. 2024. "Follow-up to Gathering Information about Careers: The Role of Gender." AEA RCT Registry. May 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13302-2.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The survey poses a hypothetical scenario to professionals. A recent college graduate has applied for a job at the professional’s former employer. We provide detailed information about the professional’s experience at the former employer. We randomize the gender of the jobseeker to be either male (Ethan) or female (Emily). The survey then states that the professional has 15 minutes to discuss the job with Ethan/Emily and asks how the professional would allocate this time among eight topics.

There are four conditions:
1. Control: as described above (both Ethan and Emily)
2. Jobseeker preferences: Include information that students like Ethan (Emily) rank work/life balance information among the top (bottom) three topics they would like to discuss (both Ethan and Emily)
3. Children: Include information that the jobseeker does not want to have children (both Ethan and Emily)
4. Recruitment: Include information that the professional wants to recruit women to the firm (Emily only)
Intervention Start Date
2024-04-24
Intervention End Date
2024-05-08

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Time allocated to discussing job's time demands
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The survey is conducted online through Qualtrics using a sample from Prolific of college-educated employed individuals residing in the U.S. Upon opening the survey link, respondents are randomized into one of seven conditions (the four conditions described above for Emily and the three conditions described above for Ethan). Respondents are asked how they will allocate a 15 minute discussion with the jobseeker among various topics.

Respondents are also asked how they would characterize the time demands of the job, whether their conversation would make the jobseeker more/less concerned about the time demands, whether their conversation would make the jobseeker more/less likely to accept a job offer. The survey includes open-ended questions about whether the respondent feels it is important to discuss work/life balance with young people, and asks about their own experiences with receiving job advice. The survey also asks whether subjects are aware of gender gaps in discussion of work/life balance.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization is done by a computer (Qualtrics at the time the survey is opened).
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1295 first round, 1295 second round, total 2590
Sample size: planned number of observations
1295 first round, 1295 second round, total 2590
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
185 in each condition (7 conditions total) first round, 185 in each condition (7 conditions total) second round
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
UCLA Office of the Human Research Protection Program
IRB Approval Date
2024-02-01
IRB Approval Number
IRB#24-000153
Analysis Plan

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