This statistic presents perceptions on employer usage of social media advertising to target only male potential candidates according to adults in the United States as of April 2019. During the survey it was found, that 68 percent of U.S. respondents thought it was inappropriate for employers to use social media advertising to target only potential male candidates.
Perceptions on employer usage of social media advertising to target only male potential candidates according to adults in the United States as of April 2019
Question: Employers using social media advertising tools to show job ads only to male users. Do you think the following actions are appropriate or inappropriate?
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YouGov. (April 9, 2019). Perceptions on employer usage of social media advertising to target only male potential candidates according to adults in the United States as of April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022148/adult-views-employer-use-social-media-ads-male-potential-candidates-only-us/
YouGov. "Perceptions on employer usage of social media advertising to target only male potential candidates according to adults in the United States as of April 2019." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022148/adult-views-employer-use-social-media-ads-male-potential-candidates-only-us/
YouGov. (2019). Perceptions on employer usage of social media advertising to target only male potential candidates according to adults in the United States as of April 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022148/adult-views-employer-use-social-media-ads-male-potential-candidates-only-us/
YouGov. "Perceptions on Employer Usage of Social Media Advertising to Target Only Male Potential Candidates According to Adults in The United States as of April 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022148/adult-views-employer-use-social-media-ads-male-potential-candidates-only-us/
YouGov, Perceptions on employer usage of social media advertising to target only male potential candidates according to adults in the United States as of April 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022148/adult-views-employer-use-social-media-ads-male-potential-candidates-only-us/ (last visited April 08, 2020)
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