Baron, Justus A.
[VerfasserIn];
Ganglmair, Bernhard
[VerfasserIn];
Persico, Nicola
[VerfasserIn];
Simcoe, Timothy S.
[VerfasserIn];
Tarantino, Emanuele
[VerfasserIn]
;
National Bureau of Economic Research
Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity
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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 appointments only after cultural norms supporting diversity and inclusion became more salient