10741 - How Outside Letter Writers’ Gender Affects Faculty Promotion Odds
But what about the money shot — were the actual votes for or against advancement associated with the proportion of women writing external review letters?
After controlling for candidate discipline, institution, the rank being promoted to, candidate demographics (such as minority status and gender), and scholarly productivity, the investigators found that while there were no differences in departmental votes, an increased proportion of women letter writers was associated with a lower negati...
