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The gender gap in the early progression of academic careers: evidence from Italy

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  • Vincenzo Alfano
  • Lorenzo Cicatiello
  • Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta
  • Mauro Pinto

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Purpose - This paper contributes to the existing literature on the gender gap in academic career advancement by focusing on the very early stage of the academic career, i.e. the transition from Ph.D. completion to a tenured position. Design/methodology/approach - Using Italian individual-level data, our econometric analyses estimate the likelihood of holding a tenured position conditional on a set of individual-level covariates. Findings - Our findings support the idea that women have a lower probability of obtaining a tenured position. Results hold even when research productivity and experience are controlled for. Originality/value - Our conclusions suggest that there is a significant gender gap in progression through an academic career.

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  • Vincenzo Alfano & Lorenzo Cicatiello & Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta & Mauro Pinto, 2025. "The gender gap in the early progression of academic careers: evidence from Italy," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 46(10), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:ijm-01-2024-0030
    DOI: 10.1108/IJM-01-2024-0030
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    Keywords

    Gender gap; Academic career; PhD holders; I23; J16; J71;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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