Modeling and analysis of glass ceiling and power inequality in bi-populated societies

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Abstract

This paper attempts to rigorously analyze the social effects of power inequality and glass ceiling in a society with two populations (e.g. men and women). To this end, we define a mathematical model based on a social network with two populations, in which these phenomena are studied. We define measures for Normalized (or Differential) Power Inequality and Full-Spectrum Glass Ceiling, and formalize the conditions for their existence in terms of three societal parameters, the relative size of the two populations, the level of homophily, and the extent of the “leaky pipeline” phenomenon.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationSpringer Proceedings in Complexity
EditorsErez Shmueli, Baruch Barzel, Rami Puzis
PublisherSpringer
Pages61-73
Number of pages13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Complexity

Keywords

  • Glass ceiling
  • Model
  • Networks

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Modelling and Simulation

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