Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300029 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11101
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
Do gender disparities in academia reflect that female scholars are held to higher standards than males? We address this question by comparing the scientific merit of male and female academic economists who make the same career step. Across four domains – i.e. faculty positions, network affiliations, research grants and editor appointments – we find no evidence that standards are higher for females. By contrast, the average female has less citations and publications than the average male who makes the same career step. In most domains, this reflects a gender gap for "marginal" scholars, consistent with lower merit thresholds for females.
Subjects: 
gender differences
discrimination
unequal treatment
gender gap
academic labor markets
JEL: 
A11
I23
J16
J44
J62
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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