Location Matters: A Cross-Level Analysis of the Effects of Organizational Sex Composition on Turnover

Abstract

Building on demography theories, we study the effects of organizational sex composition at different job levels on the turnover of men and women at the same or lower levels. We found that women were less likely to leave when more women were employed at their job level but that the effects of the proportions of women immediately above and in executive levels varied with women's rank. Men's turnover was not significantly affected by the proportions of men at or immediately above their job level but decreased when more men were employed in executive levels.