Moving On Up? Effects of Leadership Training and Intersectoral Mobility on Women’s Advancement in Danish Public Administration Management

Müge Kökten Finkel, Caroline Howard Grøn*, Melanie M. Hughes

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Abstract

Women’s underrepresentation in middle and upper management is a well-documented feature of the public sector that threatens performance and legitimacy. Yet, we know far less about the factors most likely to reduce these gender inequalities. In this article, we focus on two well-understood drivers of career advancement in public administration: leadership training and intersectoral mobility. In theory, training in leadership and experience across government levels and policy areas should help both women and men to climb management ranks. We use logistic regression to test this proposition using a representative sample of 1,819 Danish public managers. We find that leadership training disproportionately benefits women, and this helps to level the playing field. However, our analyses show that differences in intersectoral mobility do not explain the gender gap in public sector management.

Original languageEnglish
JournalReview of Public Personnel Administration
Volume43
Issue2
Pages (from-to)215-238
Number of pages24
ISSN0734-371X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

Keywords

  • gender equality
  • glass ceilings
  • leadership training
  • managers
  • mobility
  • public leadership
  • training

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