Gender Ratios at Top PhD Programs in Economics

Hale, Galina; Regev, Tali

doi:10.24148/wp2011-19

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“…The final column suggests that a 10 percentage point increase in the share of women on the faculty (roughly equivalent to the interquartile range) is associated with a 2.5 percentage point increase in the share of women in the graduating class. This positive association is consistent with Hale and Regev (2014), which uses retirements of men to consider exogenous changes in share of women on the faculty.…”

Section: Correlations With Observable Departmental Attributessupporting

confidence: 78%

Variation in Women’s Success across PhD Programs in Economics

Boustan

Langan

2019

Journal of Economic Perspectives

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We document wide and persistent variation in women’s representation and success across graduate programs in economics. Using new data on early career outcomes for recent graduates, including first job placement, publications, and promotion, we rank (anonymized) departments on outcomes for women relative to men graduating from the same program. We then conduct interviews with faculty and former students from five programs with better and worse relative outcomes. We find that departments with better outcomes for women also hire more women faculty, facilitate advisor–student contact, provide collegial research seminars, and are notable for senior faculty with awareness of gender issues. We offer our qualitative evidence as the first step in learning about “what works” in expanding women’s representation in economics.

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Section: Correlations With Observable Departmental Attributessupporting

confidence: 78%

Variation in Women’s Success across PhD Programs in Economics

Boustan

Langan

2019

Journal of Economic Perspectives

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“…Our findings indicate a sharp contrast to the situation in economics (Hale and Regev, ; Dolado et al ., ). Women compete in the same research areas in accounting.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are ‘female’ and ‘male’ areas of research in economics. Hale and Regev () suggest that academic disciplines with very few women attract fewer women.…”

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confidence: 99%

A possible explanation of the gender gap among accounting academics: evidence from the choice of research field

Gago

Macías

2013

Account Finance

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Despite the significant increase in the number of women in accounting research over past decades, the percentage of female full professors in accounting is still low. One of the problems may relate to the research area(s) they choose to specialize in. Is the relatively slow promotion of women due to their decision to concentrate in 'nonmainstream' fields of research? In this study, we collect data on 1,042 male and female accounting academics. Using the research interests declared on each academic web page, we find that accounting researchers show no significant gender differences in their choice of research fields. Hence, we conclude that the underpromotion of women cannot be attributed to their choice of 'nonmainstream' fields.

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“…The apparent belief among many of our male participants that female candidates are not well equipped to deal with economic problems highlights the importance of investing in efforts to reduce gender disparities in economics training (e.g., Hale & Regev, ). Evidence clearly indicates that women can thrive in the field of economics when the factors underlying these disparities are addressed (Fraumeni, ).…”

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Economic Anxieties Undermine Support for Female (but Not Male) Political Candidates

Lei

Bodenhausen²

2018

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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Are female politicians disadvantaged by adverse economic conditions in ways their male counterparts are not? To examine this issue, we had participants read a news article about the current economic situation. The article emphasized either economic stability or volatility. Afterward, they evaluated an advertisement for either a female or a male candidate for the U.S. Senate. Exposure to news depicting economic instability caused devaluation of the female but not the male candidate. A second study provided a direct replication of this finding with a larger sample. An omnibus analysis (N = 535) showed that this devaluation pattern occurred primarily among male participants. Study 2 also examined whether gender stereotypes play a role in this process. Indeed, men's confidence in the female candidate's ability to handle stereotypically masculine issues decreased under economic instability and this tendency mediated their devaluation of the female candidate.The 2016 presidential election cycle marked the first time in the United States that a major political party nominated a woman for President. Numerous studies have sought to explain why it has taken so long for women to rise to the highest levels of power in American politics-from gender stereotypes (Huddy & Terkildsen, 1993a) to differential impacts of campaign resources (Herrick, 1996). Although gender stereotypes unquestionably played a major role in undermining the electoral prospects of women in earlier historical eras, recent prominent reviews of the relevant literature have concluded that gender stereotypes no longer cause

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Gender Ratios at Top PhD Programs in Economics

Cited by 24 publications

References 9 publications

Variation in Women’s Success across PhD Programs in Economics

Variation in Women’s Success across PhD Programs in Economics

A possible explanation of the gender gap among accounting academics: evidence from the choice of research field

Economic Anxieties Undermine Support for Female (but Not Male) Political Candidates

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