New Evidence on Gender Difference in Promotion Rates: An Empirical Analysis of a Sample of New Hires

By Francine D. Blau, Jed DeVaro. 2006

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Job Satisfaction and Promotions (2011, unknown): “They constitute an important aspect of workers’ labor mobility, most often carrying substantial wage increases (Kosteas 2009, Blau and DeVaro 2007, CobbClark 2001, Francesconi 2001, Pergamit and Veum 1999, Hersch and Viscusi, 1996, McCue 1996, Olson and Becker 1983 and others) and can have a…”
Why are So Few Females Promoted into CEO and Vice President Positions? Danish Empirical Evidence, 1997–2007 (2013, background): “…there is a positive e¤ect of female CEOs or female board chairmen on the salaries and promotion rates of female managers at lower levels in the rm. Blau and DeVaro (2006) include the gender of the supervisor when explaining promotion into higher ranking positions and do not nd any e¤ect of the…”
The Gender Pay Gap: Challenging the Rationalizations. Perceived Equity, Discrimination, and the Limits of Human Capital Models (2012, background): “Blau and Devaro (2007) found, in a large employer survey, that, for both women and men, promotions were associated with an average wage increase of 7 to 8 % over starting wages.”