Meschitti, Viviana;
Marini, Giulio;
(2022)
The balance between status quo and change when minorities try to access top ranks: a tale about women achieving professorship.
Gender in Management: An International Journal
10.1108/gm-04-2022-0141.
(In press).
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Abstract
PURPOSE: This paper aims to study vertical gender segregation, which persists even in the fields where women are represented at junior levels. Academia is an example. Individual performance and lack of a critical mass do not fully explain the problem. Thus, this paper adopted an intergroup perspective (i.e. social identity and competition theories) to study how a majority (i.e. men) can influence the advancement of a minority (i.e. women). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The paper investigated promotions from associate to full professor in Italy. The original data set included all promotions from 2013 to 2016. To study intergroup dynamics, individual-level variables were analysed together with structural factors, such as gender representation and availability of resources. FINDINGS: The effect of gender representation was significant in that promotions were more likely when full professor ranks within academic institutions were men-dominated and associate professor ranks were women-dominated. Concurrently, the analysis of individual-level variables supported the existence of discrimination against women. The paper argues that the majority grants more promotions under the pressure of change; however, this does not contrast with discrimination at the individual level. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: The paper focused only on one country. However, the framework can be applied in other contexts and used to study segregation based on factors other than gender. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This study explored gender segregation from a new perspective, highlighting the importance of the interplay between individual and structural factors. This interplay might be one of the causes of the slow progress of gender equality.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The balance between status quo and change when minorities try to access top ranks: a tale about women achieving professorship |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1108/gm-04-2022-0141 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-04-2022-0141 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | gender equality; intergroup dynamics; academic promotions; ADD inequality regimes |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10155281 |
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