Men and Women - what else? Gender role types and their effects on objective career success over time

Beschreibung

Drawing on conceptualizations of Pierre Bourdieu’s (1930-2002) theory of field, habitus, and capital, as
well as on a divergent (i. e., non-bipolar) reconstruction of gender, this paper analyzes the (joint) role of
both gender and so-called gender role types for objective career success (income), relying on data from
two cohorts of business school graduates. Based on the idea that gender and gender role types are part of
career habitus, which progressively affects objective career success over time, the paper adopts a longitudinal
perspective and assumes that both gender and gender role type (GRT) show their effect on income
over time, with men achieving a higher income than females and masculine GRT being the most
successful type for men, while being androgynous is the most successful female GRT. The results suggest
that over time both gender (as predicted) and GRT are significant predictors of income, but the results
concerning the interaction between gender and GRT are weaker and vary between the two cohorts.

Zeitraum	7 Aug. 2009 → 11 Aug. 2009
Ereignistitel	Academy of Management
Veranstaltungstyp	Keine Angaben
Bekanntheitsgrad	International