Gender Insights Report

Gender Insights Report

How women find jobs differently

Looking to Build a More Diverse Team?

When it comes to investing in diversity, 71% of talent professionals report that achieving gender parity* at their company is a top priority. And while there is a long way to go to get there, a thoughtful, data-driven recruiting strategy can help you make meaningful gains toward that goal. 

 

To understand how gender impacts the candidate journey, we analyzed LinkedIn data on billions of interactions between companies and candidates from job applications to recruiter outreach and hires. 

 

In our Global Gender Insights Report, we have leveraged our findings to help you improve every step of the job seeker journey on LinkedIn. You will learn: 

 

  • How to position your employer brand and better interact with candidates 
  • How to benchmark your gender diversity hiring goals against your industry 
  • What the journey to getting a new job looks like on LinkedIn 
  • Differences we've found in the job seeker journeys of men and women 
Plus, 5 tips for gender-balanced hiring with LinkedIn.

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Gender impacts the candidate journey. Women are:


less likely to apply to a job after viewing it

16%


26% less likely to ask for a referral

26%

 

more likely to get hired to the jobs they apply to

16%

Source: LinkedIn data

Eager to unlock gender insights for your organization?

Find out how you can build a gender-balanced hiring strategy with LinkedIn Talent Insights, our new self-serve talent analytics solution.

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