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Gender Quotas or Girls’ Networks? Evidence from an Italian Research Selection

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  • Daniele Checchi

    (FBK-IRVAPP, Italy; University of Milan, Italy; IZA Bonn, Germany)

  • Simona Cicognani

    (University of Verona, Italy)

  • Nevena Kulic

    (European University Institute, Italy)

Abstract

This article investigates the role of the gender composition of selection committees and connections in promoting women in research. Exploiting a newly collected data set on research recruitment processes to entry-level positions in a leading Italian research centre operating mainly in the hard sciences, the study finds that bias against women manifests itself at non-tenured entry level and is attenuated by the presence of a woman on the selection committee. However, the most important predictor for recruitment in the study is previous connections with the research centre, a mechanism which, due to the lower density of network links with the institute among female candidates, operates as a selection device discriminating against women. The results suggest that the gender of the committee members, network structure and type of recruitment must all be considered in approaching recruitment policy.

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  • Daniele Checchi & Simona Cicognani & Nevena Kulic, 2019. "Gender Quotas or Girls’ Networks? Evidence from an Italian Research Selection," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 33(3), pages 462-482, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:33:y:2019:i:3:p:462-482
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017018813071
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