Riding the glass escalator to the principal's office : sex-atypical work among token men in the United States
Andrew J. Cognard-Black (Author)
This study investigates the effect of workplace sex composition on men who do "women's work". Using data from 5,734 U.S. school teachers, I conduct multinomial logistic regression analyses to test hypotheses regarding menʼs and womenʼs relative likelihood of moving out of teaching and advancing up into administrative positions. Results from these analyses provide no evidence that Kanterʼs tokenism proposition is generalizable to token men who teach in elementary schools; rather than suffering disadvantages, evidence supports Williamsʼs "glass escalator" proposition that men enjoy privilege in predominantly female jobs and are more likely than women to be promoted into administrative positions
Article, English, 2012