Glass ceilings or sticky floors?: A model of high-income law graduates

Minorities and females are underrepresented in the top-income quintile of law school graduates. Employing a binary logistic regression model, I examine whether this is due to a "glass ceiling" (an invisible barrier erected by third parties) or a "sticky floor" (self-imposed limit...

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Published in:Journal of labor research 2003, Vol.24 (4), p.695-711
Main Author: Baker, Joe G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Einkommen
Glass
Hochschulabsolvent
Jurist
Law schools
Rechtswissenschaft
Studies
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Summary:Minorities and females are underrepresented in the top-income quintile of law school graduates. Employing a binary logistic regression model, I examine whether this is due to a "glass ceiling" (an invisible barrier erected by third parties) or a "sticky floor" (self-imposed limitations regarding employment). My major finding is that being female, a minority, or disabled did not significantly reduce one's probability of making the top-income quintile once hours of work, experience, and other factors are taken into account. My findings directly contradict the large body of glass-ceiling literature and support the sticky-floor model.
ISSN:0195-3613
1936-4768
DOI:10.1007/s12122-003-1021-2