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Roza Meuleman
Online_Appendix_The_gender_gap_in_job_authority_-_Do_social_network_resources_matter_final_(1) - The gender gap in job authority: Do social network resources matter?
Online_Appendix_The_gender_gap_in_job_authority_-_Do_social_network_resources_matter_final_(1) for The gender gap in job authority: Do social network resources matter? by Lieselotte Blommaert, Roza Meuleman, Stefan Leenheer and Anete Butkēviča in Acta Sociologica
The gender gap in job authority: Do social network resources matter?
Contains fulltext : 219502.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Women generally have less job authority than men. Previous research has shown that human capital, family features and contextual factors cannot fully explain this gender authority gap. Another popular explanation holds that women's career opportunities are limited because their social networks comprise less beneficial contacts and resources than men's. Yet, the role of social networks has received little attention in empirical research seeking to explain the gender gap in job authority. This study examines to what extent gender differences in social networks exist and are related to the gender authority gap. Drawing on two …