Experimental Design
I will use a Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) technique. The sample will be restricted to individuals aged 20–64 who are employed and working in occupations classified under ISCO 1–5 groups, with the exclusion of workers in the health and education sectors, and who work in companies with 10 or more employees.
In the first part of the survey, I will collect basic information on participants’ socio-demographic and workplace characteristics. I will also ask respondents about their attitudes toward gender norms.
In the second part of the survey, I will introduce vignettes. Study participants will assess fictitious candidates for internal promotions presented through vignettes. Each participant will rate six vignettes with candidates. The candidates will vary by gender (man/woman), age (32 years old / 42 years old), job experience (5 years / 10 years), productivity (rated 6/10 or 9/10 in the most recent evaluation), parental status (no children / two children), work arrangement (working fully from the office, teleworking two days per week, or irregular hours), and the reason for using flexible work arrangements (50% of candidates who use flexible work arrangements and have children will be described as using them for child-related reasons).
After each vignette, study participants will assess the candidates in terms of the outcomes mentioned above (on a 0–10 scale). The main focus of the study will be on analysing how candidates’ gender, parental status, and the reason for using FWAs are associated with participants’ evaluations of these candidates. In addition, the relationship between candidates’ evaluations and study participants’ gender, as well as their attitudes toward gender roles, will be examined.