Gender Gaps in Performance: Evidence from Young Lawyers

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Azmat, Ghazala; Ferrer, Rosa
• 署名单位: Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; University of London; Queen Mary University London; University of London; Queen Mary University London; Pompeu Fabra University; Pompeu Fabra University; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-3808
• DOI: 10.1086/693686
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 1306-1355
• 关键词: UNITED-STATES; pay; fertility; CHILDREN; MARKET

摘要

This paper documents the gender gap in performance among high-skilled professionals in the United States. On the basis of widely used performance measures in law firms, we find that male lawyers bill 10 percent more hours and bring in more than twice as much new client revenue as female lawyers. The differential impact across genders in the presence of young children and differences in aspirations to become a law firm partner account for a large share of the difference in performance. We show that accounting for performance has important consequences for gender gaps in lawyers' earnings and subsequent promotion.