The purpose of this article is to evaluate the language content of job postings as a potential explanation for the gender imbalance in the finance industry. We conduct two interlinked studies of internship job postings by finance companies that assess the use and effects of agentic (e.g., ambitious) versus communal (e.g., caring) language. We find high levels of agentic language within finance job postings, and our results reveal that women applicants are more likely to perceive a higher level of fit with the position and exhibit an interest in applying to internship postings that are high in communal language and low in agentic language suggesting a current mismatch between our findings and current practice. We discuss the theoretical implications associated with the wording of internship job postings as well as implications for finance recruiters looking to increase the gender diversity of their workforce.

本文的目的是评估职位发布的语言内容，以此作为金融行业性别失衡的潜在解释。我们对金融公司的实习职位发布进行了两项相互关联的研究，这些研究评估了代理（例如，雄心勃勃）与公共（例如，关怀）语言的使用和效果。我们发现金融职位发布中的代理语言水平很高，我们的结果表明，女性申请人更有可能认为与该职位的契合度更高，并且对申请公共语言高而语言低的实习职位表现出兴趣。代理语言表明我们的发现与当前实践之间存在当前的不匹配。