Study Finds Gender Disparities In Pay For Medical Researchers

Profession Study Finds Gender Disparities In Pay For Medical Researchers Author:Edward R. Silverman Date: January 24, 1994, pp.21 OF INTERNAL MEDICINE FACULTY (ADJUSTED VALUE*) MenWomen Full or associate professor47%33% Tenured42%45% Division Chief32%25% Compensation (all faculty)$79,100$72,600 Compensation (with tenure only)$79,300$70,300 Compensation (without tenure)$75,700$71,000 * Adjusted for 10 variables: rank, year of gr

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Profession Study Finds Gender Disparities In Pay For Medical Researchers Author:Edward R. Silverman
Date: January 24, 1994, pp.21

OF INTERNAL MEDICINE FACULTY (ADJUSTED VALUE*)

	Men	Women
Full or associate professor	47%	33%
Tenured	42%	45%
Division Chief	32%	25%
Compensation (all faculty)	$79,100	$72,600
Compensation (with tenure only)	$79,300	$70,300
Compensation (without tenure)	$75,700	$71,000

Source: P.L. Carr, R.H. Friedman, Annals of Internal Medicine, 119:908-13, 1993.

A recent study conducted by researchers at Boston University has found that women in three areas of academic medicine-- cardiology, rheumatology, and general internal medicine-- receive less money and fewer promotions than their male counterparts.

* Adjusted for 10 variables: rank, year of graduation, fellowship training, membership in honor society, hours worked per week, faculty rank, ...

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