With a combination of quantitative data analysis and qualitative first-hand accounts, Friedman and Laurison unveiled the complexity of meritocracy beyond the promises of political rhetoric. Shedding light on the prevalent class pay gap in the U.K., where one’s socioeconomic background largely influences one’s career choices and trajectory, we come to discover the Bourdieusian mechanism of elite class reproduction. Check out the episode to find out more about the class ceiling.

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The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to be Privileged, Friedman, S., & Laurison, D. (2020).

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/07/the-class-pay-gap-why-it-pays-to-be-privileged

Dialogues Économiques

https://www.dialogueseconomiques.fr/en/article/glass-ceiling-academia-when-women-hurt-their-career-success