Even if all aspects of two groups were equal -- sociability and preference to hire from one's own social circles -- you can still have a rich-get-richer effect. Group A has many more people in hiring authority positions for historical reasons, so continues to preferentially hire from their social group, which is also mostly group A. Meanwhile Group B is doing the exact same thing, but has fewer people in power so things don't equalize out.
Re:I Got Catfished by a Candidate
by hkmurakami on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @09:47AM
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The last point is certainly a "yes" overall.
Junior Leagues are great example of women's social groups that are quite influential. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_League
Or, do women with hiring authority just not preferentially hire contacts from social clubs? (A good test case: are there as many “same sorority” coworkers as “same fraternity” coworkers, in proportion to the number of each gender with hiring authority in that company?)
Or, do women just end up in fewer positions with hiring authority?