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Male lawyers bill ten percent more hours and bring in more than twice the new client revenue than do female lawyers.
Topic: WorkplaceSource
Citation: Gender Gaps in Performance: Evidence from Young Lawyers Author(s): Azmat, Ferrer Institution(s): London School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Link: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers2.cfm?abstract_id=2673619 Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2015 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:"Whereas individual and firm characteristics explain up to 50 percent of the earnings gap, the inclusion of performance measures explains a substantial share of the remainder. Performance measures also explain a sizeable share of the gender gap in promotion."