Table 1

Estimated effects of motherhood status on callback probabilities in all occupations, by labor market segment and by occupation: Average marginal effects from logistic regression models

All OccupationsLow-Wage ServiceProfessional/ ManagerialCashiersRetail SalespersonsAccountantsMarketing Managers
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
Mother −0.046*** −0.052** −0.039* −0.049* −0.051* −0.022 −0.054* 
 (0.012) (0.017) (0.016) (0.023) (0.024) (0.022) (0.024) 
Controls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Number of Observations 2,210 1,088 1,122 488 600 536 586 
All OccupationsLow-Wage ServiceProfessional/ ManagerialCashiersRetail SalespersonsAccountantsMarketing Managers
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
Mother −0.046*** −0.052** −0.039* −0.049* −0.051* −0.022 −0.054* 
 (0.012) (0.017) (0.016) (0.023) (0.024) (0.022) (0.024) 
Controls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Number of Observations 2,210 1,088 1,122 488 600 536 586 

Notes: Robust standard errors are shown in parentheses. Models 1–3 include occupation dummy variables. All models control for order of application submission, résumé and cover letter template used, and cities.

Source: Original experimental audit study data.

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001 (two-tailed tests)

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