Can Mentoring Help Female Assistant Professors in Economics? An Evaluation by Randomized Trial

Donna Ginther, Janet Currie, Francine Blau and Rachel Croson

No 26864, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Women continue to be underrepresented in academic ranks in the economics profession. The Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession of the American Economics Association established the CeMENT mentoring workshop to support women in research careers. The program was designed as a randomized controlled trial. This study evaluates differences between the treatment and control groups in career outcomes. Results indicate that relative to women in the control group, treated women are more likely to stay in academia and more likely to have received tenure in an institution ranked in the top 30 or 50 in economics in the world.

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Date: 2020-03
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Published as Donna K. Ginther & Janet M. Currie & Francine D. Blau & Rachel T. A. Croson, 2020. "Can Mentoring Help Female Assistant Professors in Economics? An Evaluation by Randomized Trial," AEA Papers and Proceedings, vol 110, pages 205-209.

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