<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article deals with the unequal career outcomes between women and men. The data from the graduate survey are used to investigate the effect of work-related values on career success. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition determines which factors can explain the gender difference. The results show that career aspirations have a more positive effect on men than on women and that a considerable proportion of the gender gap remains unexplained.</p></abstract>

The article deals with the unequal career outcomes between women and men. The data from the graduate survey are used to investigate the effect of work-related values on career success. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition determines which factors can explain the gender difference. The results show that career aspirations have a more positive effect on men than on women and that a considerable proportion of the gender gap remains unexplained.

Gender Gap in the Career Success of University Graduates: Effects of Work-Related Values

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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The article deals with the unequal career outcomes between women and men. The data from the graduate survey are used to investigate the effect of work-related...

Gender Gap in the Career Success of University Graduates: Effects of Work-Related Values

Published Online: Mar 20, 2020

Page range: 37 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0003

Keywords
Career success, gender gap, career aspirations, work-life-balance

© 2020 Barbara Zimmermann, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Gender Gap in the Career Success of University Graduates: Effects of Work-Related Values

Published Online: Mar 20, 2020

Page range: 37 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0003

KeywordsCareer success, gender gap, career aspirations, work-life-balance

© 2020 Barbara Zimmermann, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Career success, gender gap, career aspirations, work-life-balance