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Glass Ceilings and Glass Escalators: Occupational Segregation and Race and Sex Differences in Managerial Promotions
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Many have researched the effect of occupational segregation on race and gender gaps in pay, but few have examined segregation's impact on promotions. This article uses the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to examine the effect of race and gender composition in the origin occupation on movement to a managerial position. Findings show that for men, percentage of women in the origin occupation positively affected the chances of men moving to a supervisory position and that Blacks were less likely than Whites to be promoted. For women, percentage of women and percentage of Blacks in the origin occupation significantly decreased chances of women attaining a management position. Subsequent analyses showed that Black men, Black women, and White women waited longer than did White men for the managerial promotions they received. The findings suggest the impact of a “glass escalator” for White men, a “glass ceiling” for others, and contradict the notion of a “declining significance of race.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- MAUME, D. J.
- Venue
- Work and Occupations
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-11
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 483-509
- ISSN
- 0093-9285 (ISSN-L)
- 0730-8884
- 1552-8464
- OpenAlex
- W2099662975
- Cited by
- 470
- References
- 57
- FWCI
- 17.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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