CSDE Affiliate
Sana Khalil (Economics) recently published a study in the
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics that explored how gender and residential socioeconomic status shape hiring outcomes in Karachi’s information technology (IT) sector. To investigate employers’ hiring behavior, Khalil employed a three-pronged approach: analyzing job advertisements, conducting a resume audit experiment with 2,032 applications to 508 job openings, and surveying human resource officials. Her analysis provided evidence that employers discriminate based on gender, socioeconomic status (proxied by residential neighborhood), and commuting distance. After controlling for neighborhood, firm size, economic sector, and commuting distance, men received 2.8 percentage points more callbacks than women. Candidates from high-income neighborhoods received 3.2 percentage points more callbacks than those from low-income areas, indicating neighborhood signaling effects.
A qualitative survey of human resource officials working in IT and Sales and Business Development firms revealed that they associate positive work attributes—such as productivity, punctuality, and professionalism—with men and applicants from high-income neighborhoods. The findings highlight how both gender and residential address create compounding barriers in hiring, potentially constraining upward mobility for women and qualified candidates from disadvantaged neighborhoods
What are some of the key risks and challenges facing migration researchers in our current political climate? How do we protect our interlocutors and ourselves? Join our panelists for a discussion on methodology and ethics in contemporary migration research.
Speakers: Nilda Flores-Gonzalez (Arizona State University); Heba Gowayed (CUNY Hunter College/Graduate Center); Ariela Schachter (Washington University in St. Louis)
Hosted by: ASA International Migration Section
When: Friday, February 6 at 2 PM EST / 11 AM PST
Register here: https://NewSchool.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gU4VB49lS2OWH-kWfjfBYg
Nature and Health community dinners welcome anyone with a curiosity about expanding access to green space to support health and well-being, environmental and health equity, people-nature reciprocity, and climate change resilience. Students, professionals, and community members from many different disciplines come together to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health. The February 10 dinner at Fremont Brewing’s Urban Beer Garden features a speed talk from Rachel Berney, PhD, associate professor in the UW College of Built Environments and director of Urban@UW. Nature and Health Community Dinners include a plant-based dinner, drinks, networking, and short talks from a wide variety of professionals, including researchers, community leaders, policy-makers, program managers, etc. Register by February 3
UW students, apply now to participate CSDE’s Winter 2026 Lightning Talks and Poster Session! This session is a unique opportunity to make new connections with faculty and students working in your area, and to improve your presentation and poster-making skills in advance of larger conferences. To apply, submit a brief abstract and information about yourself and your collaborators on the project by February 4.
COB Wednesday, February 4th: Deadline to Submit an Abstract (200 word maximum)
By COB Monday, February 9th: Presenters Announced/Notified
By Noon Monday, March 2nd: deadline to email presentation slides + poster to Mingze Li (mingzeli@uw.edu)
Friday, March 6: CSDE Lightning Talks and Poster Session from 12:30-1:30pm, Raitt 221.