The gender gap in the early progression of academic careers: evidence from Italy

Vincenzo Alfano, Lorenzo Cicatiello, Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta and Mauro Pinto

International Journal of Manpower, 2025, vol. 46, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: Purpose - This paper contributes to the existing literature on the gender gap in academic career advancement by focusing on the very early stage of the academic career, i.e. the transition from Ph.D. completion to a tenured position. Design/methodology/approach - Using Italian individual-level data, our econometric analyses estimate the likelihood of holding a tenured position conditional on a set of individual-level covariates. Findings - Our findings support the idea that women have a lower probability of obtaining a tenured position. Results hold even when research productivity and experience are controlled for. Originality/value - Our conclusions suggest that there is a significant gender gap in progression through an academic career.

Keywords: Gender gap; Academic career; PhD holders; I23; J16; J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-01-2024-0030

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