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Examining the Role of Gender in Career Advancement at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: During the past decade, efforts to promote gender parity in the healing and public health professions have met with only partial success. We provide a critical update regarding the status of women in the public health profession by exploring gender-related differences in promotion rates at the nation's leading public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Using personnel data drawn from CDC, we found that the gender gap in promotion has diminished across time and that this reduction can be attributed to changes in individual characteristics (e.g., higher educational levels and more federal work experience). However, a substantial gap in promotion that cannot be explained by such characteristics has persisted, indicating continuing barriers in women's career advancement.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2008.156190

Authors: Zhuo Chen, Kakoli Roy, Carol A. Gotway Crawford

Institution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Language: English

Topic: Gender Diversity and Inequality

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention