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Representation Is Not Sufficient For Selecting Gender Diversity

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  • Justus Baron
  • Bernhard Ganglmair
  • Nicola Persico
  • Timothy Simcoe
  • Emanuele Tarantino

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Representation of women and minorities in a "selectorate" - the group that chooses an organization's leaders - is a key mechanism for promoting diversity. We show that representation, on its own, is not sufficient for selecting gender diversity - a supportive organizational culture is also required. In the case of the Internet Engineering Task Force, a random increase in female representation in its selection committee caused an increase in female appointments only after cultural norms supporting diversity and inclusion became more salient.

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  • Justus Baron & Bernhard Ganglmair & Nicola Persico & Timothy Simcoe & Emanuele Tarantino, 2021. "Representation Is Not Sufficient For Selecting Gender Diversity," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2021_284, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2021_284
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    1. Lingfu Kong & Muhammad Usman & Weili Yue & Fakhra Yasmin & Marcela Sokolova, 2024. "Leadher: role of women leadership in shaping corporate innovation," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Baron, Justus & Kanevskaia, Olia, 2023. "Wearing multiple hats—The role of working group chairs’ affiliation in standards development," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(9).

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    JEL classification:

    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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