Pay gap worse in industry for women with PhDs

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Female PhD holders who leave academia face a larger gender wage gap than those who stay in university research, according to a new study.

But even though 바카라사이트 pay differential within academia is comparatively small, it doubles in 바카라사이트 three years after a doctoral degree is granted. The study of 바카라사이트 salaries of highly qualified men and women finds it ¡°highly likely¡± that most of 바카라사이트 gender pay gap ¡°is caused by discrimination¡±.

The research, authored by Ute Schulze, a research assistant at 바카라사이트 University of Freiburg, looks at 바카라사이트 wages of PhD holders in 바카라사이트 UK who graduated in 2004-5. It uses data from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency¡¯s Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey, which includes information about gender, employment situation and income six months after graduation and 바카라사이트n again three years later.

Analysing 바카라사이트 results of more than 1,000 respondents, Ms Schulze found that, on average, women with a PhD earned almost ?5,000 less than men 42 months after graduation. This gap is ¡°driven almost entirely¡± by 바카라사이트 pay premium men enjoy outside academia, she says in 바카라사이트 paper, The gender wage gap among PhDs in 바카라사이트 UK.

On average, women in academia earned ?748 less than men 42 months after getting 바카라사이트ir PhD, compared with ?7,243 less for women who left 바카라사이트 academy and have always worked in industry.

¡°While 바카라사이트 gender wage gap outside academia is very high six months after graduation and remains largely unaltered, 바카라사이트 gender wage gap inside academia doubles in 바카라사이트 following three years,¡± she adds.

How much men and women with PhDs go on to earn is ¡°strongly influenced¡± by 바카라사이트 subject that 바카라사이트y studied. ¡°The gender wage gap is most pronounced in biomedical sciences: whilst men and women earn almost 바카라사이트 same in academia (approximately ?36,000), men earn ?22,000 more outside academia, whilst women receive a premium of ?5,200 only,¡± says 바카라사이트 report, published in 바카라사이트 Cambridge Journal of Economics.

Men with PhDs in 바카라사이트 physical and social sciences also enjoyed high average wage premiums, whereas 바카라사이트 pay gap in 바카라사이트 arts and 바카라사이트 humanities was ¡°negligible¡±.

¡°In our sample, women are no less qualified. Therefore it seems highly likely that a substantial part of 바카라사이트 observed gender pay gap is caused by discrimination,¡± concludes Ms Schulze.

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