[Paul_Dessert]

Exactly. This doesn't necessarily mean these companies advertised the job to one gender. It simply means the ad was targeted at a specific gender. For all we know, the companies spent twice as much on a different ad set for women.

[arnjerobben]

Why would they do that?

[edanm]

Theoretically? For the same reason many companies have different advertisements that target different populations - because different advertisements play to different needs/desires, so you can engage with people in the most efficient way in terms of conversion.