Leaky pipeline or glass ceiling? Empirical evidence from the German academic career ladder

Katrin Heinrichs and Hendrik Sonnabend

Applied Economics Letters, 2023, vol. 30, issue 9, 1189-1193

Abstract: Women are underrepresented in leadership positions – academia is no exception. Using data on careers of doctoral graduates in Germany, we study gender differences in the decision to stay at university as a postdoctoral researcher and in the intention to become a professor. We find that gender gaps related to aiming for a professorship can be fully explained by observable characteristics other than gender. On the contrary, even after adding controls for an array of characteristics relevant to academic careers, we find female graduates to be 5.9 percentage points less likely to hold a postdoctoral position which allows them to qualify for professorship.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2022.2041168

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