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Table 4 OLS regression results predicting the proportion of women using soft skill clusters as predictors

From: Responsible team players wanted: an analysis of soft skill requirements in job advertisements

Skill cluster

Coefficient

r

Count

ability to work with children

0.192

0.3

370

delegation skills

0.095

10.2

117

respectful

0.090

−0.3

254

managerial skills

0.083

3.0

146

reasoning skills

0.072

−10.6

91

empathy

0.067

−1.3

576

ability to maintain confidentiality

0.059

−0.7

290

sensitivity

0.056

3.0

208

ability to adapt

0.046

4.2

635

dedication

0.042

−4.6

923

flexible with hours

0.040

−0.3

1864

attentive

0.039

2.2

124

marketing skills

−0.046

−0.7

337

client skills

−0.045

3.2

975

ability to win new business

−0.040

2.2

269

ability to lead project teams

−0.037

3.7

200

curious

−0.036

4.1

149

diligent

−0.035

−0.8

241

ability to present ideas

−0.034

2.7

149

courteous

−0.030

0.6

450

methodical

−0.028

−1.1

1035

attention to detail

−0.028

−1.1

7191

self starter

−0.026

3.0

904

analytical skills

−0.026

2.9

3972

  1. p<0.01, p<0.05.
  2. The first twelve soft skills are the strongest predictors for female oriented job ads (i.e. job ads for professions with a high proportion of women), while the last twelve rows correspond to the strongest predictors for male oriented ads (i.e. job ads for professions with a low proportion of women). Many of the found predictors correspond to common gender stereotypes. The third column lists the salary reward (r, see Eq. (2)), whilst the fourth shows the number of samples from the training set in which the skill clusters appear.