Are Skeie Hermansen
@aresherman.bsky.social
professor of sociology at the University of Oslo. trying to explain why some do, and some don't. "well, I can tell you about the river / or we could just get in"
👥 More immigrant coworkers and diversity improve minority retention — but may reinforce workplace segregation
🌐 Assimilation: coworker effects weaker in the second generation
💼 Policy implication: turnover shapes workplace composition — it’s not just about who is hired
Link: doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
🌐 Assimilation: coworker effects weaker in the second generation
💼 Policy implication: turnover shapes workplace composition — it’s not just about who is hired
Link: doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
Blending in or moving on? Immigrant coworkers, assimilation, and employee turnover
Abstract. How does the presence of immigrant coworkers shape the likelihood that minority employees stay or leave their jobs? This study uses linked employ
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
👥 More immigrant coworkers and diversity improve minority retention — but may reinforce workplace segregation
🌐 Assimilation: coworker effects weaker in the second generation
💼 Policy implication: turnover shapes workplace composition — it’s not just about who is hired
Link: doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
🌐 Assimilation: coworker effects weaker in the second generation
💼 Policy implication: turnover shapes workplace composition — it’s not just about who is hired
Link: doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
📌 Key finding: More immigrant coworkers → lower exit rates among immigrant workers, small increase in exits among majority workers
🔑 Why? Effects are strongest when coworkers are coethnics, when they have the same skills, and when immigrant coworkers are represented among top earners
🔑 Why? Effects are strongest when coworkers are coethnics, when they have the same skills, and when immigrant coworkers are represented among top earners
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
📌 Key finding: More immigrant coworkers → lower exit rates among immigrant workers, small increase in exits among majority workers
🔑 Why? Effects are strongest when coworkers are coethnics, when they have the same skills, and when immigrant coworkers are represented among top earners
🔑 Why? Effects are strongest when coworkers are coethnics, when they have the same skills, and when immigrant coworkers are represented among top earners
Inequalities also vary by field.
⚖️ Law and 🩺 medicine stand out as the most selective by family background, with about 70% of faculty having university-educated parents.
These fields show especially limited representation from low-SES families.
⚖️ Law and 🩺 medicine stand out as the most selective by family background, with about 70% of faculty having university-educated parents.
These fields show especially limited representation from low-SES families.
October 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Inequalities also vary by field.
⚖️ Law and 🩺 medicine stand out as the most selective by family background, with about 70% of faculty having university-educated parents.
These fields show especially limited representation from low-SES families.
⚖️ Law and 🩺 medicine stand out as the most selective by family background, with about 70% of faculty having university-educated parents.
These fields show especially limited representation from low-SES families.
Nearly 40% of professors come from families without university-educated parents.
But across cohorts, professors from low-SES families have become less common in more recent generations.
But across cohorts, professors from low-SES families have become less common in more recent generations.
October 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nearly 40% of professors come from families without university-educated parents.
But across cohorts, professors from low-SES families have become less common in more recent generations.
But across cohorts, professors from low-SES families have become less common in more recent generations.
But these gaps are explained by who completes a PhD — not by barriers after the PhD.
Once individuals hold a doctorate, parental background — whether measured by education, earnings, or professor titles — no longer predicts who becomes a professor.
Once individuals hold a doctorate, parental background — whether measured by education, earnings, or professor titles — no longer predicts who becomes a professor.
October 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
But these gaps are explained by who completes a PhD — not by barriers after the PhD.
Once individuals hold a doctorate, parental background — whether measured by education, earnings, or professor titles — no longer predicts who becomes a professor.
Once individuals hold a doctorate, parental background — whether measured by education, earnings, or professor titles — no longer predicts who becomes a professor.
The likelihood of becoming a professor rises sharply when considering both parental education and parental earnings together. Children from high-education, high-income families are vastly overrepresented in the professoriate.
October 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The likelihood of becoming a professor rises sharply when considering both parental education and parental earnings together. Children from high-education, high-income families are vastly overrepresented in the professoriate.
• Children of PhD-educated parents are 28 times more likely to become professors than those whose parents only completed compulsory school.
• Children of professors are 11 times more likely to join the faculty than everyone else.
• Children of professors are 11 times more likely to join the faculty than everyone else.
October 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
• Children of PhD-educated parents are 28 times more likely to become professors than those whose parents only completed compulsory school.
• Children of professors are 11 times more likely to join the faculty than everyone else.
• Children of professors are 11 times more likely to join the faculty than everyone else.
Danmarks Radio, Denmark
Nyt studie: Indvandrere tjener mindre og har sværere adgang til højtlønnede job
Indvandrere tjener gennemsnitligt 9,2 procent mindre end etniske danskere. I andre lande i Europa og Nordamerika er lønforskellen højere.
www.dr.dk
July 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Danmarks Radio, Denmark
does *not* change pattern that much
July 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
does *not* change pattern that much
...but interestingly Canada behaves as one would expect if positive selection on education (i.e., gaps decrease slightly in model without adj for education). Also, between-country variation in hourly wages is relatively similar to annual earnings pattern.
July 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
...but interestingly Canada behaves as one would expect if positive selection on education (i.e., gaps decrease slightly in model without adj for education). Also, between-country variation in hourly wages is relatively similar to annual earnings pattern.