Job listings reinforce traditional gender roles

June 29, 2020 / Florence Derrick / No Comments

Research shows that gendered language in job descriptions discriminates against women – but companies are beginning to address it Traditional gender roles are reinforced by job adverts, a new study shows, which analysed 750,000 job postings by UK job board Totaljobs. Less than one per cent of the adverts analysed highlight an employer’s parental…