Gender, Professional Networks, and Subjective Career Success within Early Academic Science Careers: The Role of Gender Composition in Inside and Outside Departmental Support Networks
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Abstract
The present study analyzed (a) gender differences in the gender composition (i.e., the proportion of male to female contacts) of professional support networks inside and outside an individual’s academic department and (b) how these differences in gender composition relate to subjective career success (i.e., perceived career success and perceived external marketability). Results showed that the networks’ gender composition is associated with subjective career success. Men’s networks consist of a higher proportion of male to female supporters, which, in turn, was positively related to subjective career success. Additional analyses revealed that the findings could not be accounted for by alternative factors, such as network size, networking behaviors, and career ambition.
Date Issued
2015
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Meinecke, Annika L. | |
Kauffeld, Simone | |
Volmer, Judith |
Additional Credits
Journal
Journal of personnel psychology
Publisher
Hogrefe
ISSN
1866-5888
Access(Rights)
restricted