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Social origin and gender of doctoral degree holders

Bornmann, Lutz ; Enders, Jürgen

In: Scientometrics, 2004, vol. 61, no. 1, p. 19-41

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    Titre
    • Social origin and gender of doctoral degree holders
    Auteur
    • Bornmann, Lutz. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Zähringerstr. 24, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Enders, Jürgen. University of Twente, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), Twente (, The Netherlands
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Classification
    • Informatique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:321359
    Summary
    Within the scope of this article we went further into the question to what extent particularistic attributes - social origin and gender - can affect selection processes (1) in access to and (2) in later career attainment after achieving the doctoral degree. The analyses are based on a questionnaire survey (n = 2 244) among doctoral degree holders achieving the doctoral degree in six selected disciplines (biology, electrical engineering, German studies, mathematics, social sciences, and business studies/ economics) at German universities. In terms of our first object of investigation, the analyses show that in four out of six disciplines doctoral degree holders are a selected group compared to university graduates with regard to both social origin and gender. In terms of our second object of investigation - the impact of particularistic attributes on several indicators of further career attainment after achieving the doctoral degree (career inside or outside higher education and science, career position and income) - the results point to a stronger impact of gender compared to social origin