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“Street Cred” and the Executive Woman: The Effects of Gender Differences in Social Networks on Career Advancement

Author
Cabrera, Susan F.; Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.
Abstract
Drawing upon Cabrera and Thomas-Hunt's (2006) theoretical framework for the advancement of executive women, we identify gender differences in social networks as an important determinant of the relative perceived credibility of men and women and the opportunities for hire and promotion available to them. A review of the existing research literature on gender and social networks is presented and several potentially fruitful avenues for future research in this area are discussed.
Date Issued
2007-01-01Subject
leadership; gender; industry; human resources management; social network; career advancement
Related DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0882-6145(07)24006-8Rights
Required Publisher Statement: © Emerald. Final version published as: Cabrera, S. F., & Thomas-Hunt, M. C. (2007). “Street cred” and the executive women: The effects of gender differences in social networks on career advancement. In S. J. Correll (ed.), Advances in group processes: Vol. 24. Social psychology of gender (pp.123-147). New York: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1016/S0882-6145(07)24006-8. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
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article