Getting promoted young is a virtuous circle that raises pay expectations for everyone, but especially women, according to new research from IESE Business School
Both men and women are subject to bias in the workplace, although in different ways.
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The time taken to reach top positions plays a critical role in determining pay for both men and women, but especially for women, according to a new study by IESE’s Marta Elvira and Isabel Villamor, with Cristina Quintana-Garcia.
The authors found that executives who had shown early promise and been promoted younger earned more than those who had followed a more typical timeline. And this “aging” effect was stronger for women than men.
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