Are Men Given Priority for Top Jobs? Investigating the Glass Ceiling in Italian Academia
Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We investigate the gender gap in academic promotions, focusing on the Italian system, in which candidates first participate in a nationwide competition to obtain a scientific qualification and then successful candidates compete to obtain a position at the department level. We estimate the gender gaps in the probability of success at these two stages, controlling for several measures of productivity. Whereas no gender differences emerge at the national level, women have a lower probability of promotion at the department level. Robustness checks suggest that estimated gender gaps are not results of measurement errors.
Source: Journal of Human Capital
DOI: 10.1086/698133
Authors: Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo, Vincenzo Scoppa
Institutions: IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, University of Calabria
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2290069739