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Parallel with Discussants 2: Labour & Society Location: Seminar Room 7 (Level 2) Session Chair: Kate Odziemkowska, University of Toronto | |
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Social Movement and Gender Disparities in Promotions: Evidence from the #MeToo Movement 1: Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; 2: College of Business, Colorado State University, USA We document that the #MeToo movement significantly narrows the gender promotion gap within firms by advancing female managers’ careers relative to male colleagues. The effect is stronger for lower-ranking and younger managers and is not driven by tokenism. At the firm level, the promotion gap declines after #MeToo, particularly in firms with stronger pre-existing sexist cultures. This greater decline in sexist firms is primarily driven by institutional investor pressure and is weaker in Republican-leaning states and states with restrictive labor mobility. Firm value rises following the narrowing of gender disparities, despite stagnant operating performance and a decline in productivity. Mobility patterns show that #MeToo changes labor-market sorting: female managers are less likely to leave and more likely to join sexist firms, whereas male managers are more likely to leave but not join such firms. Overall, the movement plays a corrective role in reducing gender disparities and reshaping managerial labor-market dynamics. | |