Azmat, Ghazala, Cuñat, Vicente ORCID: 0000-0001-7504-2801 and Henry, Emeric (2023) Gender promotion gaps and career aspirations. Management Science. ISSN 0025-1909 (In Press)
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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.
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