Gender-related biases in admission decisions

This study tested the effects of applicant gender and attractiveness on admission ratings, personality attributions and causal attributions in the student admission decision-making process in allied health education. The study showed that although gender stereotypes are very strong, they did not affect admission ratings. However, the study did reveal that attractive candidates received higher admission ratings than unattractive applicants and the past successes of attractive applicants were more likely attributed to internal causes while the past successes of unattractive applicants were more often attributed to external causes.