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  • 경제배움
  • Economic

    Information

    and Education

    Center

한국관련자료
Gender Promotion Gaps in Knowledge Work: The Role of Task Assignment in Teams
CEPR
2025.06.12
Using rich data on personnel records, work assignments, and performance in a financial institution, we uncover the mechanisms leading to promotiongaps in knowledge teamwork. We find a substantial promotion gap for women in early career stages. Analyzing over 10,000 investment projects reveals that assignments to project team leaderships (a “promotable” task) are crucial in explaining the gaps in promotions and affect long-term careers. We find causal evidence that male supervisors favor male bankers, while women benefit from female supervisors. A survey among employees indicates that women perceive to be disadvantaged in the assignments of tasks, but they do not differ in aspirations and demand for these roles. When a new CEO entered the firm, much of the gap disappears.