EPISODE · May 1, 2023 · 3 MIN
The Motherhood Penalty
from ROCKING OUR PRIORS · host Dr Alice Evans
Academia no longer discriminates against women. Controlling for publications, men and women are just as likely to be promoted. But this control neglects an important driver of gender inequality: motherhood. References: Ceci, Kahn and Williams 2023 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15291006231163179 Kim & Moser 2023 https://www.dropbox.com/s/2umv5go9umjdolm/KimMoser.pdf?dl=0 Claudia Goldin 2021 https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691201788/career-and-family Kleven et al 2019 https://www.henrikkleven.com/uploads/3/7/3/1/37310663/klevenetal_aea-pp_2019.pdf
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Academia no longer discriminates against women. Controlling for publications, men and women are just as likely to be promoted. But this control neglects an important driver of gender inequality: motherhood. References: Ceci, Kahn and Williams 2023 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15291006231163179 Kim & Moser 2023 https://www.dropbox.com/s/2umv5go9umjdolm/KimMoser.pdf?dl=0 Claudia Goldin 2021 https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691201788/career-and-family Kleven et al 2019 https://www.henrikkleven.com/uploads/3/7/3/1/37310663/klevenetal_aea-pp_2019.pdf
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