【作者简介】朱家宸，华东师范大学中国现代城市研究中心、社会发展学院硕士研究生，主要研究方向为社会网络、社会分层与流动、性别社会学；洪岩璧，东南大学人文学院社会学系教授，主要研究方向为社会分层与流动、教育社会学、健康社会学；程诚，东南大学人文学院社会学系副教授，主要研究方向为人际网络与分层流动。

【文章来源】《社会学评论》第4期

【内容提要】本研究利用2014 年社会网络与职业经历调查数据，基于性别角色理论和社会资本理论，使用因果中介分析法探究了职场交往在性别影响初次晋升过程中发挥的中介效应以及其中存在的调节效应。研究发现：第一，男性相比女性在职场中参与外部交往的频率更高，存在职场“男主外”现象；第二，外部交往在性别影响初次晋升的过程中发挥了中介作用，即两性职场外部交往的差异加剧了初次晋升的性别差异；第三，异质性检验显示，在不同入职时间和不同组织性质的群体中，外部交往的中介效应存在差异。以上发现是社会性别结构影响受雇者职场网络行为的重要证据，启示我们需要进一步关注职场中传统性别观念所导致的“隐形歧视”以及性别行为差异在不同时代和体制背景中的异质性。

【关键词】初次晋升，性别差异，职场交往

【全文链接】http://src.ruc.edu.cn/CN/Y2023/V11/I4/212

Workplace Interaction and Gender Gap of First Promotion at Work in Urban China: Evidence from JSNET

ZHU Jia-chen，HONG Yan-bi，CHENG Cheng

Abstract：Using data from the JSNET 2014 and applying the theory of gender roles and social capital, this paper examines the mediating effect of workplace interaction on the gender gap in the first promotion through Causal Mediation Analysis (CMA). The key findings indicate that men tend to engage more frequently in external interaction in the workplace, known as“men dominate outside affairs”than women. Furthermore, the study shows that external interaction plays a critical mediating role in the relationship between gender and the first promotion. In other words, the gender gap in external interaction exacerbates the gender gap in the first promotion. Additionally, the heterogeneity test demonstrates variations in the mediating effects of external interaction among different hire dates and groups with various organizational characteristics. These findings provide compelling evidence of how social gender structure influences employees’network behavior. We highlight the importance of addressing hidden discrimination caused by traditional gender roles in the workplace and recognizing the variations of gendered interactions in diverse periods and institutional contexts.

Keywords:first promotion, gender gap, workplace interaction