Does Gender Matter for Promotion in Science? Evidence from Physicists in France

Jacques Mairesse; Michele Pezzoni; Fabiana Visentin

doi:10.3917/reco.716.1005

Does Gender Matter for Promotion in Science? Evidence from Physicists in France

Jacques Mairesse^*, Michele Pezzoni^*, Fabiana Visentin^*

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In this study, we examine the promotion dynamics at the French Institute of Physics (INP) in CNRS, one of the largest European public research organizations. We construct a long panel combining a dataset on the career histories of INP scientists with survey data. Using event history analysis, we find that, having controlled for scientific productivity, female and male physicists have the same promotion rate from junior to senior positions. However, we also find that promotion factors such as family characteristics, mentoring, professional network, research responsibilities have different impacts on female and male researchers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1005-1043
Number of pages	39
Journal	Revue Economique
Volume	71
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3917/reco.716.1005
Publication status	Published - Nov 2020

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i23 - Higher Education and Research Institutions
j13 - "Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth"

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promotion
gender disparity
family responsibilities
research productivity
research responsibilities
mentoring activities
event history analysis
panel data
ECONOMICS
TENURE
WOMEN

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