That could affect willingness to hire, but it shouldn’t affect estimates of competence. Some of those studies that found that female names made otherwise-identical candidates less likely to get hired also looked at hirers’ estimates of how competent they were likely to be, and found that female names meant lowered estimated competence.
That could affect willingness to hire, but it shouldn’t affect estimates of competence. Some of those studies that found that female names made otherwise-identical candidates less likely to get hired also looked at hirers’ estimates of how competent they were likely to be, and found that female names meant lowered estimated competence.