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Science 21 September 1979:
Vol. 205. no. 4412, pp. 1225 - 1231
DOI: 10.1126/science.472739
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Science, Vol 205, Issue 4412, 1225-1231
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Geographic constraints on women's careers in academia

G Marwell, R Rosenfeld, and S Spilerman

Male and female academics have very different residence patterns. Women are more concentrated in our largest urban centers; also, wherever they reside, women are less likely than men to change communities when changing institutions. Much of this sex difference is attributable to the constraints under which married academic women must manage their careers, in particular the requirements of two-career households. The authors argue that the status difference between men and women in academia is attributable, in part, to the geographic limitations on the locations of married women, as these prevent making strategic job changes to advance career prospects.


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