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  • Socioeconomics
  • Labor Economics
  • Discrimination Studies

Background:

  • Resume photographs and specified physical characteristics are common in Mexican job advertisements.
  • Previous research on weight-based employment discrimination has yielded mixed results, particularly concerning gender differences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of obesity on employment discrimination in Mexico using a correspondence audit.
  • To identify potential channels driving discrimination against obese individuals in the job market.
  • To differentiate the effects of obesity on employment opportunities for men versus women.

Main Methods:

  • A non-paired correspondence audit study was conducted, sending fictitious resumes with and without digitally manipulated obese photographs.
  • Resumes were tailored to job advertisements that specified personal and physical characteristics, totaling 3202 applications for 1696 openings.
  • Callback rates for non-obese and obese male and female applicants were compared.

Main Results:

  • Statistically and economically significant discrimination against obese women was found, with callback rates of 21.3% compared to 29.1% for non-obese women.
  • Obese women needed to send 37% more resumes to achieve the same callback rate as non-obese women.
  • No significant evidence of discrimination against obese men was detected; potential explanatory channels showed no strong support.

Conclusions:

  • Obesity significantly disadvantages women in the Mexican job market, leading to reduced callback rates.
  • The study did not identify a single dominant channel explaining the observed discrimination against obese women.
  • While male contact persons in advertisements showed higher discrimination, gender of contact person did not fully explain the gap.