While ethnic discrimination has already been extensively demonstrated through correspondence tests, less is known about the possible impact of a person's language use, and particularly their accent, on their job prospects. International research indicates that a foreign accent in a job interview reduces those chances, while a regional accent does not. However, the available studies are mainly in English; for Flanders, we do not yet have experimental research that examines whether jobseekers experience a disadvantage when applying for a job because of a foreign accent, whether the same applies to a regional accent, and whether men experience the same disadvantage as women. We want to answer these research questions with a doctoral project that will be set up with this basic funding, in collaboration with Sofie Decock and Chloé Lybaert. Furthermore, the basic funding will ensure the continuity of my existing research line on language and gender (in collaboration with Sofie Decock).