The role of the partner in promotions to top positions in Belgium.

Autor/inn/en	Baerts, Anneleen; Deschat, Nick; Guerry, Marie-Anne
Titel	The role of the partner in promotions to top positions in Belgium. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Rolle des Partners bei der Beförderung in Spitzenpositionen in Belgien.
Quelle	In: European sociological review, 27 (2011) 5, S. 654-668Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-7215; 1468-2672
DOI	10.1093/esr/jcq030
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Mobilitätsbarriere; Ehefrau; Ehemann; Familie; Frau; Erwerbstätigkeit; Sozialkapital; Beruf; Berufliche Mobilität; Berufliche Stellung; Beruflicher Aufstieg; Arbeitszeit; Dual Career Couple; Soziale Unterstützung; Ehepartner; Führungskraft; Belgien
Abstract	"Although the field of study regarding coupled careers is extending, it has not yet focussed on the glass ceiling effect. In this article, partner effects on promotions to top positions are investigated. Discrete time event history analysis is performed on data from the Panel Study of Belgian Households (PSBH, 1994 - 2001). Two types of partner effects are analysed: the effect of having a partner and the effect of certain characteristics of the partner. The data do not provide evidence for effects of merely having a partner. With regard to partner characteristics, it is confirmed that positive partner effects dominate, both for labour market and for financial resources. These results can be explained by social capital theory: resources of the partner stimulate the personal social capital and therefore also the personal career. Therefore, it is stated that being in a dual-career couple is in the interest of both partners' individual careers. On the other hand, a negative effect of the number of working hours of the male partner on women's promotion probabilities is found. It is concluded that, in order to break through the glass ceiling, women benefit from their partner's resources but that they also need the opportunity and, more specifically, the time to do so." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch; Längsschnitt. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 1994 bis 2001.
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2012/2