Sex, gender, and promotion in executive office: Cabinet careers in the world of Westminster

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Curtin, Jennifer; Kerby, Matthew; Dowding, Keith
• 署名单位: University of Auckland; Australian National University
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/gove.12667
• 发表日期: 2023
• 关键词: ministerial appointment; female; women; institutions; ladder

摘要

This article provides the first analysis of gendered promotion issues for cabinet ministers using most-similar systems design for three Westminster-style governments: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Using individual-level data and controlling for biographical, institutional, and country effects we find, in common with earlier literature, that women are more likely to be given less prestigious cabinet posts and be assigned to feminine portfolio. Using both sequence and event history analysis, we see the careers of men and women starkly diverge. We find that women are less likely to be promoted than men but find no relationship between prestigious portfolio and promotion. However, feminine portfolio assignments decrease the promotion prospects for women yet increase them for men.