Gender promotion gaps and career aspirations
Ghazala Azmat, Vicente Cu?at and Emeric Henry
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 are key components for firms to improve workplace environments.
24 May 2024
Management Science 71(3) , pp.1865-1888, 2024
https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2023.00715
This Journal article is published under the centre's Education programme.