Understanding the Hiring of Women and Minorities in Educational Institutions

The conditions under which women and minorities were hired for managerial positions in higher education administration were studied using data on 821 institutions from the 1978 and 1983 College and University Personnel Association's annual compensation surveys. The percentage of women in a particular job across institutions, the percentage of women in all the administrative positions in an institution, and the fact that the previous occupant of the position was a woman all had a positive, unique effect on the odds that a new hire was a woman. The effects of minority composition on the hiring of minorities were similar.