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Salaries in Higher Education Systems: A System-wide Perspective on Career Advancement and Gender Equity

Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Despite gains in academic participation, women still face gender disparity in salary among Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Although this finding is prevalent across the literature, most studies have been conducted within a single institution or field. Here, we determine the extent to which gender inequality in salaries exists across STEM faculty of a regental state system in the Midwestern United States. Salaries of STEM faculty across nine years were collected from the six state institutions within that regental system. Controlling for rank, year, and length of service, female STEM faculty earned significantly less than their male counterparts and these disparities were evident even within the first year of service. As percentage-based increases in salary will not remove the existing gender-based inequity among salaries, other system-wide policies are likely needed to address current levels of gender inequity.
DOI: 10.5399/osu/advjrnl.2.1.3
Authors: Andrea L. Liebl, Pam Rowland, Alyssa Kiesow, Ashley Podhradsky, Meredith Redlin, Margeaux Gaiani, Joyce Eduful, Cynthia Anderson, Andrea Surovek, Mary Emery
Institutions: University of South Dakota, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota State University, Black Hills State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3185486698
FWCI: 0.62
Cites: 43
Cited by: 5
Related to: 10