Gender Promotion Gaps and Career Aspirations

Ghazala Azmat, Vicente Cuñat and Emeric Henry

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Abstract: 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, is a key component for firms to improve workplace environments.

Keywords: gender gaps; promotion; high-skilled professionals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Published in Management Science, In press

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Working Paper: Gender promotion gaps and career aspirations (2025)
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