Accent bias in hiring in Flanders
- Promotors: Sarah Van Hoof, Chloé Lybaert, Sofie Decock
- Researchers: Alieke Broidioi
- Faculties: Faculty Arts and Philosophy
- Department: Department of Translation Interpreting and Communication
- Period: 2025-2029
- Themes: Discrimination, racism and prejudice, Multilingualism, translation, interpreting and linguistic inequality
My doctoral research focuses on accent bias in recruitment in Flanders. I study how both regional and foreign accents influence the evaluation of candidates during hiring processes. I am not only interested in whether candidates with an accent are less likely to be hired, but also in the underlying mechanisms and perceptions that may explain these differences.