Gender Pay Gap Greater in Academia Than Industry Among Non-Tenured Faculty

A recent study by University of Maryland economists uncovers a wider pay and promotion gap for women with STEM doctoral degrees working in academia versus industry. Such inequities in higher education, however, show up in non-tenure track positions over career lifecycles, not in tenured or other high-ranking roles and not in early career stages.

Researchers analyzed the National Science Foundation’s Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System, studying career trends from 1995 to 2017 for science and engineering doctoral recipients from U.S. universities.

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