NCSU News :: NC State News and Information » In Job Market, Social Contacts Help Men – Not Women
…men who had lots of specialized work experience were often recruited into a new job through their social contacts without having to look for a job. In fact, men with this kind of experience were 12 percent more likely to find a new job through informal recruitment than they were through a formal job search… Women, however, did not see this benefit.
Via GeekFeminism, of course.