TY  - JOUR
AU  - Green,T. Clifton
AU  - Jegadeesh,Narasimhan
AU  - Tang,Yue
TI  - Gender and Job Performance: Evidence from Wall Street
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 12897
PY  - 2007
Y2  - February 2007
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w12897
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w12897.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Clifton Green
Goizueta Business School
Emory University
1300 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA  30322
Tel: 404-727-5167
Fax: 404-727-5238
E-Mail: clifton_green@bus.emory.edu

Narasimhan Jegadeesh
Goizueta Business School
Emory University
1300 Clifton Road
Suite 507
Atlanta, GA 30322
Tel: 404/727-4821
E-Mail: narasimhan_jegadeesh@bus.emory.edu

Yuehua Tang
Georgia State University
E-Mail: fncyttx@langate.gsu.edu
AB  - We study the relation between gender and job performance among brokerage firm equity analysts. Women's representation in analyst positions drops from 16% in 1995 to 13% in 2005. We find women cover roughly 9 stocks on average compared to 10 for men. Women's earnings estimates tend to be less accurate. After controlling for forecast characteristics, the difference in accuracy is roughly equivalent to four years of experience. Despite reduced coverage and lower forecast accuracy, we find women are significantly more likely to be designated as All-Stars, which suggests they outperform at other aspects of the job such as client service.
ER  -