Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282676 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16549
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate whether being female, from a non-English speaking background (NESB) or having a disability affects career advancement in the Australian Public Service. Over the past twenty years, women have become more likely to get promoted at senior ranks than similar men and just as likely at junior ranks. Disability lowers promotion prospects at most ranks. NESB staff have much lower promotion prospects at higher ranks despite being less likely to separate from the public service. These lower promotion prospects for NESB staff are only partially explained by language proficiency or cultural assimilation. The unexplained remainder could reflect a penalty for having non-European features.
Subjects: 
public sector employment
affirmative action policies
equal opportunity employment
JEL: 
J15
J18
J45
J78
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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