Unequal Treatment, A Practical Approach within a Private Firm

Abstract: This paper examines the personnel evaluation system for a company within the financial services sector. The aim is to test if there is a gender bias in the evaluation system that is said to directly have effect on worker's remuneration. We find signs of favoritism of women as well as the disfavoring of women. It seems that women have a higher probability of receiving a higher grade on performance than men, but a lower probability of being offered opportunities to advance in the corporate ladder. Regarding pay, a large un-standard weighted gap is found when comparing the sexes but the difference is not found significant in the regression models where various gender-associated factors are controlled for.