ERIC Number: ED604558
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Publication Date: 2020-Mar
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Can Mentoring Help Female Assistant Professors in Economics? An Evaluation by Randomized Trial. NBER Working Paper No. 26864
Ginther, Donna K.; Currie, Janet; Blau, Francine D.; Croson, Rachel
National Bureau of Economic Research
Women continue to be underrepresented in academic ranks in the economics profession. The Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession of the American Economics Association established the CeMENT mentoring workshop to support women in research careers. The program was designed as a randomized controlled trial. This study evaluates differences between the treatment and control groups in career outcomes. Results indicate that relative to women in the control group, treated women are more likely to stay in academia and more likely to have received tenure in an institution ranked in the top 30 or 50 in economics in the world. [Additional financial support from the American Economic Association.]
Descriptors: College Faculty, Women Faculty, Mentors, Economics Education, Teacher Persistence, Tenure, Program Effectiveness
National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398. Tel: 617-588-0343; Web site: http://www.nber.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Grant or Contract Numbers: SBE0317755; SES1547054