ABSTRACT

This study examines the degree to which gender moderates the effects of human capital and social capital on academic career success, i.e., having higher academic ranks and leadership positions. 469 lecturers (men = 55.7%, women = 44.3%) from 18 universities in Indonesia returned survey questionnaires with analyzable quality. To examine the effects of career predictors on outcomes, hierarchical regression analyses were performed. Results show that older men and women tended to have higher academic ranks. Then, women tended to hold leadership positions when they are older, whereas men already had leadership positions at their younger age. Next, both committee appointment and intra-organizational networking were essential for achieving a leadership position. Inter-organizational networking was not important for women’s leadership position and was even counterproductive for men’s leadership position. The findings suggest that factors that contribute to men’s academic career success are not necessarily applicable to women’s academic career success.