Salaries for women still lag

Salaries for women still lag By Edyta Zielinska Related Articles Life Sciences Salary Report 2007 Salary by job title and years of experience Salary by specialization and years of experience, listed in order of highest median entry level salary Median salaries by area of specialization Median salary of a scientific researcher by region and the additional funds needed to match the living standard of the average American renter Median Salary f

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Life Sciences Salary Report 2007

Salary by job title and years of experience

Salary by specialization and years of experience, listed in order of highest median entry level salary

Median salaries by area of specialization

Median salary of a scientific researcher by region and the additional funds needed to match the living standard of the average American renter

Median Salary for a scientific researcher by city

How to negotiate a better salary

According to the nonprofit Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, female professors still earn around 80% of their male counterparts' salary. Some have argued that women and minorities aren't paid as much because they don't push as hard for the higher salaries, but two recent studies challenge that argument.

Dorceta Taylor (Bioscience, 57:175-85, 2007) showed that more women enrolled in science and engineering programs expected to receive a lower starting salary than that of ...

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Edyta Zielinska
Edyta Zielinska was a senior editor at The Scientist from 2007 to 2013, where she worked closely with scientific illustrators to develop accompanying graphics to illuminate complex concepts.
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