| June 28, 2016

Occupation types (part two)

Occupation types (part two)

BY: Nichole Austin

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In this post, we continue our exploration of employment patterns in our sample by looking at the association between employment type and gender.  **For important information on some of the special considerations associated with this data, check out our previous post.**

We have information on gender and employment type for about 60% of our overall sample (n=1498). Nearly half of these individuals (n=709) are employed in either tenure track (TT) or non-tenure track (NTT) positions. When we stratify this subgroup by gender and compare the proportion of TT to NTT individuals within each gender category, we find that 48% of men and women are employed in TT positions, compared to 52% in NTT. In other words, we find no gender-related differences in TT vs. NTT employment when we look specifically within this subset of grads.

However, comparing TT and NTT employees to all other occupations (using all of the available data) tells a different story, as we illustrate below. Once we expand our scope to the full sample, we find that a higher proportion of women are engaged in other jobs, whereas a higher proportion of men work in TT/NTT positions.

occ cat by gender_3 cats

We would need a more comprehensive dataset to understand whether there is a causal relationship between gender and employment patterns. Nevertheless, this descriptive analysis yields some interesting insights. In our sample, women and men who are situated within the TT/NTT sphere are equally likely to hold TT vs. NTT positions. However, our findings suggest that the odds of entering that sphere might be associated with gender.

We’ll take a closer look at the distribution of common non-TT/NTT jobs next time – check back soon.

In this post, we continue our exploration of employment patterns in our sample by looking at the association between employment type and gender.  **For important information on some of the special considerations associated with this data, check out our previous post.**

We have information on gender and employment type for about 60% of our overall sample (n=1498). Nearly half of these individuals (n=709) are employed in either tenure track (TT) or non-tenure track (NTT) positions. When we stratify this subgroup by gender and compare the proportion of TT to NTT individuals within each gender category, we find that 48% of men and women are employed in TT positions, compared to 52% in NTT. In other words, we find no gender-related differences in TT vs. NTT employment when we look specifically within this subset of grads.

However, comparing TT and NTT employees to all other occupations (using all of the available data) tells a different story, as we illustrate below. Once we expand our scope to the full sample, we find that a higher proportion of women are engaged in other jobs, whereas a higher proportion of men work in TT/NTT positions.

occ cat by gender_3 cats

We would need a more comprehensive dataset to understand whether there is a causal relationship between gender and employment patterns. Nevertheless, this descriptive analysis yields some interesting insights. In our sample, women and men who are situated within the TT/NTT sphere are equally likely to hold TT vs. NTT positions. However, our findings suggest that the odds of entering that sphere might be associated with gender.

We’ll take a closer look at the distribution of common non-TT/NTT jobs next time – check back soon.

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