Gender Discrimination? Evidence from the Belgian Public Accounting Profession*

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Prior research finds that women receive lower salaries than men. Similarly, we show female audit partners in Belgium significantly compensation male partners. However, there are alternative explanations for the pay gap other gender discrimination. For example, could reflect men paid more because they have higher levels of productivity. We provide new predictions and tests discrimination by comparing fees generated (a measure partner productivity) types clients assigned to Consistent with our prediction having meet performance thresholds partners, generate larger fee premiums, but less likely be prestigious clients. To test whether these patterns attributable discrimination, examine results stronger male-dominated offices, this is where would expect find most against women. premiums while negative association between offices. Collectively, combined consistent facing offices dominated Discrimination liée au sexe? Observations émanant de la profession d'expertise comptable en Belgique Des recherches antérieures confirment que les salaires des femmes sont inférieurs à ceux hommes. Dans le même ordre d'idées, auteurs montrent rémunération associées d'audit est sensiblement inférieure celle leurs homologues masculins. Cet écart pourrait toutefois s'expliquer par facteurs autres sexe — supériorité du niveau productivité hommes, exemple. Les proposent nouvelles hypothèses et nouveaux quant comparant honoraires générés associés (une mesure associés) dont dossiers confiés aux associés. Conformément l'hypothèse nécessité pour d'atteindre seuils rendement plus élevés génèrent suppléments d'honoraires importants, mais moins susceptibles se voir confier prestigieux. Afin vérifier si profils observés attribuables sexe, demandent résultats marqués dans bureaux où hommes supérieurs nombre, puisqu'il plausible d'y retrouver l'endroit femmes. constatent importants alors lien négatif entre prestigieux marqué nombre. Ces observations réunies issues leur combinaison d'hypothèses exposées

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Accounting Research

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['1911-3846', '0823-9150']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12667