Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

Discussion and Working Paper // 2021
Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

Representation of women and minorities in a “selectorate”—the group that chooses an organization's leaders—is a key mechanism for promoting diversity. We show that representation, on its own, is not sufficient for selecting gender diversity: a supportive organizational culture is also required. In the case of the Internet Engineering Task Force, a random increase in female representation in its selection committee caused an increase in female

Baron, Justus, Bernhard Ganglmair, Nicola Persico, Timothy Simcoe and Emanuele Tarantino (2021), Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity, NBER Working Papers, Cambridge

Authors Justus Baron // Bernhard Ganglmair // Nicola Persico // Timothy Simcoe // Emanuele Tarantino