What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Resumes to U.S. Jobs
A group of economists recently performed an experiment on around 100 of the largest companies in the country, applying for jobs using made-up resumes with equivalent qualifications but different personal characteristics. They changed applicants’ names to suggest that they were white or Black, and male or female — Latisha or Amy, Lamar or Adam.
Claire Cain Miller and Josh Katz, New York Times