Mentorship networks and the early career outcomes of college-educated women

Last registered on January 09, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Mentorship networks and the early career outcomes of college-educated women
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0012396
Initial registration date
January 03, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
January 09, 2024, 10:42 AM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Ana Paula Melo
Affiliation
Howard University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Ursula Mello
PI Affiliation
INSPER
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PI Name
Maria Oaquim
PI Affiliation
Princeton University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-11-13
End date
2025-08-31
Keywords
Education, Gender, Labor
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JEL code(s)
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Can mentorship programs improve vulnerable women’s attitudes toward job search and early career prospects? We will run a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a tailored online one-to-one mentorship program targeted at female college students from socially vulnerable groups in Brazil. We hypothesize that structured one-to-one mentoring programs increase self-confidence, job search readiness, employment rates, job quality, and the potential for career growth of vulnerable college women.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Mello, Ursula , Ana Paula Melo and Maria Oaquim. 2024. "Mentorship networks and the early career outcomes of college-educated women." AEA RCT Registry. January 09. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.12396-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Our trial will randomize access to a one-to-one mentorship program on soft skill training and career development.
Intervention Start Date
2024-01-23
Intervention End Date
2024-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Confidence, job search readiness and expectations, internship/employment, re-employment and promotion, time to first job, wages.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
job satisfaction, job characteristics, and wages trajectory.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Our experimental design is a stratified random allocation of applicants into treatment (those who will receive the program) and control (those who will not) groups among the final list of eligible applicants.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
600 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
600 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
300 individuals to control and 300 to treatment (receive mentorship program).
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Employment: 13.40% Wages: 16.56%
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Princeton University Research Integrity and Assurance
IRB Approval Date
2023-11-09
IRB Approval Number
IRB# 15829
IRB Name
INSPER Research Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2023-11-06
IRB Approval Number
N. 316/2023
Analysis Plan