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Re:Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapp... by Reichhardt on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:16PM (#29814327)
They tried this in Australia, and it resulted in more males being hired:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-tri...

"The trial found assigning a male name to a candidate made them 3.2 per cent less likely to get a job interview.

Adding a woman's name to a CV made the candidate 2.9 per cent more likely to get a foot in the door.

"We should hit pause and be very cautious about introducing this as a way of improving diversity, as it can have the opposite effect," Professor Hiscox said."

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