Veranstaltungen

01. Dezember 2025, 16:00 bis 17:30

Economic Theory & Policy Seminar / M. Drechsel-Grau (LMU Munich) / Are Male Bosses Bad for Women’s Careers? Evidence from a Multinational Corporation

Seminar

Moritz Drechsel-Grau will give a talk at our Economic Theory and Policy Seminar.

Moritz Drechsel-Grau, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster (LMU Munich)

"Are Male Bosses Bad for Women’s Careers? Evidence from a Multinational Corporation"

We study whether gender-based favoritism impedes women’s career progression using
data from a European multinational corporation. Leveraging manager reassignments,
we show that manager gender does not affect gender differences, neither in wage
growth nor in promotion rates. Remarkably, this holds across a wide range of countries
and departments, i.e., workforces that differ substantially in terms of gender norms,
occupations, and gender composition, but are all subject to the same management
practices and corporate culture. Analyzing performance and potential ratings, we find
that manager gender only matters in low-stakes decisions that do not affect managers’
own career prospects.

Kalendereintrag

Veranstaltung Details

Veranstaltungsort
TU Wien
1040 Vienna
Wiedner Hauptstr. 8-10, Seminarroom: Zeichensaal 1 (Freihaus Building, green area, 8th floor)
Veranstalter
ECON
Julia Hutter
julia.hutter@tuwien.ac.at
Öffentlich
Ja
Kostenpflichtig
Nein
Anmeldung erforderlich
Nein