published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2005, 58 (2), 219-237
In this paper we analyze eight years of employment data of a regional grocery store chain in
the U.S. The data include job titles, wage rates, and earnings for all employees. We examine
initial job assignments, mobility between departments, and mobility into supervisory and
management positions in the firm. We model the flows of individuals between different
departments and jobs within the firm as a Markov process. The estimated transition
probabilities imply that expected seniority is greater for women. We find a pattern of intrafirm
mobility and initial job assignment that generally penalizes women, even after taking account
of individuals' characteristics.
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