This article presents the results of a path analysis examining the relationship between promotions and dependent care responsibility, dependent care accommodation norms, and dependent care accommodation policies. It examines the relationship between these variables as mediated by occupationally segregated jobs and employee choices to emphasize family or career roles. The findings indicate that number of dependents and administrative occupation have substantial direct relationships with number of promotions under current and past working conditions in Alabama state agencies. Weekly hours spent caring for dependents also has a small direct relationship with promotions, and occupational segregation is the only variable that mediates the relationship between promotions and several independent variables.
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