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Hiring Bias:
Employment for Muslim women at
entry-level roles
Unveiling New Muslim Women Focused Research
Does there exist a bias in the hiring process disadvantaging Muslim Women in India?
Watch the team behind this research walk you
through the key insights
(50 min watch)
What is the Hiring Bias research?
Same resume with different names
Habiba Ali & Priyanka Sharma
Over a period
of 8 months
Applied to 1000
entry-level jobs
Priyanka received 101% more callbacks
In the simplest of terms, the research proves that for every positive response a Muslim woman gets,
a Hindu woman gets two
Key Findings
Net Discrimination Rate across sectors, industries, and regions
Our Solutions and Recommendations
Blind Hiring Process
Name and other non-essential signifiers of identity can be scrubbed from the profile
Work Sample Tests
Tests allow recruiters' to judge the candidates based on their ability and competency
Panel Recruitement
A diverse panel of recruiters mitigates recruiters' individual biases
Diversity Goals
Such goals enable organizations to prioritize a representative hiring process
Further Research
Further research on disparity in executive-level positions can help highlight bias
Hiring Bias research in the News
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