Working Paper: NBER ID: w26864
Authors: Donna K. Ginther; Janet Currie; Francine D. Blau; Rachel Croson
Abstract: Women continue to be underrepresented in academic ranks in the economics profession. The Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession of the American Economics Association established the CeMENT mentoring workshop to support women in research careers. The program was designed as a randomized controlled trial. This study evaluates differences between the treatment and control groups in career outcomes. Results indicate that relative to women in the control group, treated women are more likely to stay in academia and more likely to have received tenure in an institution ranked in the top 30 or 50 in economics in the world.\n
Keywords: mentoring; female economists; academic tenure; gender disparities
JEL Codes: A11; J7
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Increases in publications and grants (O38) | Academic retention (I23) |
| Participation in the mentoring program (I24) | Academic retention (I23) |
| Participation in the mentoring program (I24) | Probability of holding a tenure-stream job (C41) |
| Participation in the mentoring program (I24) | Likelihood of obtaining tenure at institutions ranked in the top 30 (A14) |
| Participation in the mentoring program (I24) | Likelihood of obtaining tenure at institutions ranked in the top 50 (A14) |
| Participation in the mentoring program (I24) | Probability of holding a nonacademic job (J44) |