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2023
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gender gaps promotion high-skilled professionals J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J1 - Demographic Economics/J.J1.J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J4 - Particular Labor Markets/J.J4.J44 - Professional Labor Markets • Occupational Licensing K - Law and Economics/K.K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior/K.K4.K40 - General M - Business Administration and Business Economics • Marketing • Accounting • Personnel Economics/M.M5 - Personnel Economics/M.M5.M51 - Firm Employment Decisions • PromotionsSujets proches
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Ghazala Azmat et al., « Gender Promotion Gaps and Career Aspirations », Archive ouverte de Sciences Po (SPIRE), ID : 10670/1.vbnc54
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Using a representative survey of U.S. lawyers, we document a sizeable gender gap in early partnership aspirations, which explains half of the later gender promotion gap. We further document that the correlation between aspirations and effort provides a 'mechanical' link between aspirations and promotion. Early workplace experiences, such as harassment and demeaning comments, are linked to promotion aspirations. Moreover, early aspirations provide insight into eventual promotion outcomes that goes beyond what can be drawn only from expectations. Our study highlights that measuring aspirations and adapting the corporate culture that shapes them, is a key component for firms to improve workplace environments.