New publication by Dr. Fabiana Visentin
Dr. Fabiana Visentin © 2015 EPFL
Dr. Visentin has published a new article in Plos One entitled "Science and Engineering Ph.D. Students’ Career Outcomes, by Gender".
Abstract
We examine differences in the careers of men and women Ph.D.s from two major European universities. Having performed regression analysis, we find that women are more likely than men to be employed in public administration when the alternatives are either academia or industry. Between the latter two alternatives, women are more likely to be employed in academia. These gender differences persist after accounting for Ph.D.s’ and their supervisors’ characteristics. Gender gaps are smaller for Ph.D.s with large research outputs and for those who conducted applied research. Restricting the analysis to Ph.D.s who pursued postdoc training, women are less likely than men to be employed in highly ranked universities, even after controlling for their research outputs. Finally, we find gender differences in Ph.D.s’ appointment to professorship, which are explained by the Ph.D.s’ publication output and the quality of their postdoc training.
Reference
Science and Engineering Ph.D. Students’ Career Outcomes, by Gender, Annamaria Conti & Fabiana Visentin, Plos One, August 2015.