Item #569
The female superiority in tenure track hiring outcomes is not due to objectively higher female quality. These experimental findings are compatible with the hiring data showing gender neutrality or even a female preference in actual hiring.
Topic: Workplace
Source
Citation: Women in Academic Science: A Changing Landscape, p. 102
Author(s): Ceci, Ginther, Kahn, Williams
Institution(s): Cornell University, University of Kansas, Boston University
Link:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/Women-Academic-Science.pdf?utm_source=nytimes&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=pspitimes
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2014
Source: Secondary
Type: Statistical Analysis
Discussion