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McBrier, Debra Branch – Social Forces, 2003
Published data and previous research on law faculty were analyzed to examine whether women advance more slowly than men in the law academic labor market. Women moved more slowly than men across the boundary between secondary and primary jobs, influenced by a mixture of factors, including family and geographic constraints, social capital,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Achievement, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Faculty Promotion