The Network Hypothesis

question 13

Multiple Choice

The network hypothesis

• A) seeks to explain how gendered hiring occurs through differences in personal networks.
• B) says that applications are not overtly gendered, but employers are looking for gender clues in people's social networks.
• C) states that hiring increasingly occurs through personal networks and, since these are gender neutral, hiring now tends to be gender neutral.
• D) says that your networks only matter if you want a certain type of job.

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