Gender mismatch and bias in people‐centric operations: Evidence from a randomized field experiment
与一家亚洲在线产品和服务公司合作，通过随机现场实验研究性别错配如何影响在线平台中客户与顾问之间的信息交流，发现不同性别组合下的性别偏见证据。
Abstract While considerable progress has been made in understanding gender mismatch and bias in the physical workplace, there is a limited understanding of how these biases manifest in online platforms where gender masking and manipulation can easily occur. In this study, we collaborate with an online product and service firm in Asia and propose a field experiment design to examine how gender bias influences people‐centric operations in online platforms. By assigning different gender combinations of clients and consultants, we examine how the effect of gender bias differs depending on the gender match or mismatch of the entities in the information exchange process. Using 7 months of data, we provide preliminary evidence of gender biases of different client‐consultant gender pairings. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.