SOCIOL 2V06 Study Guide - Sex Segregation, Job Performance, Glass Ceiling
9 Apr 2013
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Almost always, men have higher promotion rates than women but this may be due (a) to gender discrimination or (b) to men"s greater qualifications. If men"s promotional advantage over women is attributable to their human capital, then controlling for taking into account these factors should eliminate the relationship between gender and promotions: men and women should have the same promotion rates. Then the conclusion is that no gender discrimination exists: the initial relationship occurred because of men"s human capital advantage. Once human capital is controlled, this relationship disappears. What really matters is that men have higher human capital. But there is a caveat: discrimination may be embedded in human capital factors: Example: employers may make it easier for men than for women to obtain extra education, to take in-house training courses. Anyway, gender almost always affects promotions, with controls in place.
