FURTHER EVIDENCE ON GENDER AND ACADEMIC RANK

This paper presents an analysis of the relative attainment of various academic ranks for males and females at a large Midwestern university in the 1983-87 time period. Using both cross-sectional and longitudina l specifications, we find no evidence of differential treatment by gen der when the level of analysis is the university as a whole, with the gender differential in the attainment of higher ranks attributable to differences in levels of experiences and research output. Evidence of differential treatment is found, however, when the sample is disaggreg ated.