Kevin Beaumont@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

The study found that women who submit resumes created with AI assistance are evaluated as less competent and less trustworthy than men who submit identical AI-assisted resumes. To the evaluators, women’s AI use signaled inability, while men’s AI use signaled initiative. forbes.com/sites/michelletravi

ForbesWomen Who Use AI Seen As Incompetent; Men Who Use AI Seen As PragmaticA 2026 study found that when women and men use AI tools to create identical resumes, evaluators view the women as less competent, while crediting the men with initiative.
Shannon Clark@Rycaut@mastodon.social

Replying to @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

@GossiTheDog and what happens if the name isn’t Gender specific (or is assumed to be but actually isn’t)

So I’ve known a woman named Michael

And I am named Shannon (and misgendered all the time based on my name - decades ago it was amusing as a teen to get offers to apply to all women’s schools but after decades it has gotten really old. When applying for jobs I always wonder if my resume gets read as a woman’s by some even if I put my assumed to be male middle name)

Jul 5, 2026, 19:03 UTCen
Calamity Joan 😷@clickhere@mastodon.ie

Replying to @Rycaut@mastodon.social

@Rycaut Then there's the famous case of Kim O'Grady, who for months heard nothing back in reply to a flurry of job applications, until he made the single change on his CV of adding "Mr." to the start of his name - and promptly landed a job.

huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kim

@GossiTheDog

HuffPost UKHow One Man Discovered Gender DiscriminationHow One Man Discovered Gender Discrimination