The gender-career estimation gap
"The paper discusses gender differences with regard to the self- and reciprocal estimation of career expectations. Firstly, the theoretical background and the literature are identified. Within this frame, the instance of self-under-estimated career prospects of female workers and statistical di...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Language: | English |
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Bonn
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19118854124919360369-The-gender-career-estimation-g.htm |
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| author | Kaiser, Lutz C. |
| author_facet | Kaiser, Lutz C. |
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| description | "The paper discusses gender differences with regard to the self- and reciprocal estimation of career expectations. Firstly, the theoretical background and the literature are identified. Within this frame, the instance of self-under-estimated career prospects of female workers and statistical discrimination in the labor market are described. Both aspects are jointly assessed as a self-fulfilling prophecy-phenomenon redounded to women's disadvantage on the labor market. Secondly, the empirical part analysis the respective self- and reciprocal estimation of female and male career prospects for public sector workers in Germany. The results display obvious discrepancies between self- and reciprocally estimated career expectations that constitute a gender-career estimation gap. As the German public sector contains specific devices to equalising career chances of male and female employees, the findings even underpin the insistency of under-estimated career prospects of female workers despite the existing public sector regime of equality. Finally, approaches of how to equalize male and female career chances are critically reviewed." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | Germany |
| id | 19118854124919360369_2ce880c1081340e0b97f741a674533a1 |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19118854124919360369_2ce880c1081340e0b97f741a674533a1 |
| is_hierarchy_title | The gender-career estimation gap |
| language | English |
| physical | 36 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2014 |
| publisher | Bonn IZA |
| spellingShingle | Kaiser, Lutz C. career development gender public sector The gender-career estimation gap |
| thumbnail | https://www.labourline.org/Image_prev.jpg?Archive=109201392748 |
| title | The gender-career estimation gap |
| topic | career development gender public sector |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19118854124919360369-The-gender-career-estimation-g.htm |