All Entries in the "Gender Gap" Category
New York University Aims to Address the Gender Disparity in Entrepreneurship
The Female Founders Fellowship program supports entrepreneurs by plugging them into NYU’s ecosystem of resources, and, upon graduation, invites them to apply for grants of up to $50,000 each to help alleviate the financial burden of early-career startup costs.
New Census Data Shows a Major Gender Gap in Median Income and Earnings in the United States
In 2018, the median income level for family households headed by a single woman was 69.4 percent of the median income for family households headed by a single man and 47.0 percent of the median income of married-couple families. Both of these income gaps widened from the previous year in 2018.
Women Narrow the Gender Gap in Scores on the SAT College Entrance Examination
On the combined reading and mathematics sections of the SAT College Entrance Examination for students in the high school Class of 2020, men had a mean score of 1055 and women had a mean score of 1048. A year ago the overall gender gap in favor of men was 13 points. This year it was seven.
Gender Differences in Test Scores on the ACT College Entrance Examination
Some 27 percent of men who took the ACT test were deemed college-ready in all four areas of English, mathematics, reading, and science. For women, 25 percent of all test takers were deemed college-ready in all four areas.
Stanford University Has Made Only Snail-Like Progress in Reducing Its Faculty Gender Gap
The latest count shows 693 women on the Stanford faculty compared to 1,582 men. Over the past decade, the percentage of women on Stanford’s faculty has increased from 26 percent to 30 percent. In some schools on campus, the percentage of women faculty has decreased or remained stagnant over the last decade.
Women Making Little or No Progress in College Sports Administration and Coaching
One of the most striking figures is that in 2019, women held the head coaching job for only 40.6 percent of all women’s athletic teams in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In contrast, 96 percent of all head coaches for men’s teams in Division I are men.
The Gender Gap in Reading Skills for Adolescents Can Predict the Gender Gap in College Enrollments
Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Essex in England found that the combination of both the national reading proficiency levels of 15-year-old boys and girls and the social attitudes toward girls attending university can predict the enrollment in tertiary education 5 years later.
The Virus Kills More Men Than Women But Women May Feel a Harsher Economic Impact
Men have been more likely to die from complications relating to the coronavirus. But a new report from Bloomberg shows that women are facing more dire economic consequences than men from the recession that has followed in the wake of the pandemic.
Gender Differences in Manuscript Submission Rates for a Leading Journal in Political Science
During a nearly three-year period, 65 percent of all manuscripts submitted to the American Journal of Political Science were authored by a single male or a group of men. Some 21 percent of all submissions had authors that were both men and women and only 14 percent were authored by either a single woman or a group of women.
Report Examines If There Is Gender Bias at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
A new study by Science magazine finds that in 2011, women led 27 percent of the labs in the Division of Intramural Research. Today the figure is 23 percent. In contrast, at leading children’s research hospitals comparable percentages of women running research labs were between 30 percent and 47 percent.
The Gender Pay Gap Is Far Wider for Many Women of Color
In 2018, White women earn 79 percent of what is earned by White men. But African American women earn only 62 cents to the dollar compared to the earnings of White men. Hispanics women earned only 54 cents for every dollar earned by White men.
International Survey Shows Extent of Gender Differences in Aspirations for Careers in STEM
A study by the Financial Times finds “a sharp difference in attitudes towards boys and girls and their pursuit of science-related careers. It also highlights the gender stereotypes that affect pupils’ career choices and lead women to miss out on higher-earning occupations.”
New Study Finds a Large Gender Pay Gap at the Highest Levels of Academic Medicine
Women who chair clinical departments at public medical schools are paid an average of 88 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts, or about $70,000 to $80,000 less per year. Furthermore, when all other factors are accounted for such as region of the country, seniority, medical speciality etc., a significant pay gap remains.
Higher Levels of Education Are Leading to a Shrinking of the Gender Wage Gap
As a result of more women in highly skilled jobs, the average hourly wage for women – after adjusting for inflation – increased from $15 to $22 from 1980 to 2018. For men, the average wage increased from $23 to $26. Thus, the hourly gender wage gap was cut by more than half during the period.
The Gender Pay Gap for Physicians Begins Immediately at the Start of Doctors’ Careers
The researchers found that for graduating medical residents and fellows in New York State for the years 1999–2017, the average starting compensation was $235,044 for men and $198,426 for women. Only 60 percent of the wage gap could be explained by differences in medical specialty.
Men Are Making Inroads Into the Nursing Profession and Tend to Earn More Than Women Nurses
Nursing remains a profession dominated by women but the percentage of men in nursing is growing. In 2018, male RNs represented 9.6 percent of the population, an increase from 7.1 percent in the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses conducted in 2008.
Study Finds a Widespread Gender Gap in Self-Promotion That May Impact Hiring Decisions and Promotions
A study by Christine Exley of Harvard Business School and Judd Kessler of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania finds that when employers are looking at self-performance reviews, they are more likely to hire those who rate themselves higher. And men tend to rate themselves higher than women.
The Gender Gap in College Participation Rates
In October 2018, there were 13,421,000 women between the ages of 18 and 24 in the United States. Of these, 50.2 percent were enrolled in postsecondary education. For men in this age group, 44.7 percent were enrolled in postsecondary education. A similar college participation gap existed for 2018 high school graduates.
Baltimore Museum of Art to Only Purchase Works by Women in 2020
The Baltimore Museum of Art has 95,000 works of art. Just 4 percent were created by women. Now the museum is taking a major step to address the imbalance.
Study Offers a Roadmap to Reduce Bias and Increase the Number of Women in STEM Research
Last December a group of 23 scientists met at the Banbury Center in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, to discuss ways to reduce bias and increase the number of women in STEM research positions. Their findings were recently released in a paper published in Science magazine.
Women Underrepresented on the Editorial Boards of Major Journals in Statistics and Biostatistics
A new study by Andrea Foulkes a professor of mathematics and statistics at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, finds that women comprise less than a quarter of editorial board members on prestigious journals in statistics and biostatistics.
Addressing the Lack of Women in Leadership Positions in Academic Pediatrics
in 2017, women were 35 percent of all physicians in the United States but 63 percent of all pediatricians. Women made up 57 percent of all medical school faculty in pediatrics but were just 35 percent of all full professors in pediatrics and 26 percent of pediatric department chairs.
New Report Documents the Persistence of a Gender Pay Gap at Federal Scientific Agencies
The study found that the pay gaps at organizations such as NOAA and the DOE — agencies focused on traditionally masculine fields such as engineering and physical sciences — were largely the result of men being paid more than women for the same jobs.
New Report Offers Statistics on the Gender of Pell Grant Recipients
Federal Pell grants are financial awards provided to undergraduate students who demonstrate significant financial need. More than 43 percent of women undergraduate students received a federal Pell grant in the 2015-16 academic year. For male students, 34 percent of all undergraduates received a Pell grant. Women were 62 percent of all Pell grant recipients.
Study Finds Significant Gender Pay Gap Among Pediatricians in the United States
Women pediatrcians surveyed in 2016 earned $51,000 less, or 78 percent of what men earned. When adjustments were made to compare pediatricians with similar worklife characteristics, women made 94 percent of what was earned by their male counterparts.
University of Notre Dame Launches New Program to Increase Women’s Participation on Nonprofit Boards
The BRITE (Board Readiness Initiative to Empower) Women Project at the University of Notre Dame seeks to equip women with the skills they need to provide transformational nonprofit board leadership that benefits their communities.
New Exhibit Honors the 50th Anniversary of Coeducation at Yale College
On December 22, 1783, Yale President Ezra Stiles interviewed 12-year-old Lucinda Foote and was impressed with her intellect. According to his diary, Stiles “found her well fitted to be admitted into the Freshman Class, if it were not for her sex.”
The Huge Gender Gap in Nominations to the United States Service Academies
Out of the 436 current voting members and delegates of Congress analyzed, only one has nominated more women than men. More than 40 percent of current members have nomination rates for women of 20 percent or lower.
University Study Finds That Women Are Far More Likely Than Men to Suffer Injuries in Car Crashes
Increased emphasis on safety technology has generally reduced serious injuries in automobile crashes over the past decade. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Virginia has found that the reduction in injuries does not apply to women as much as it does for men.
The Economic and Educational Status of Women One Year After Earning Their Bachelor’s Degree
One year after earning their bachelor’s degrees, 24.6 percent of women were enrolled in graduate education compared to 20.4 percent of men. Some 14.1 percent of women were both enrolled in graduate programs and were employed compared to 10 percent of men.
National Institutes of Health Director Will Refuse to Serve on All-Male Academic Panels
While there has been much talk about how to expand the participation of women speakers at academic conferences, Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health is actually doing something about it. Recently Dr. Collins announced that he would no longer participate on academic panels where women were not represented.
New Report Examines the Gender Makeup of Private Schools in the United States
Overall boys accounted for 51.4 percent of all private school students in the 2017-18 academic year. Only 2 percent of private school students attended all-girl schools and 2.4 percent attended all-boy schools. Girls were 55 percent of the students in early childhood education or pre-schools.
For Elite University Presidents, The Gender Pay Gap Is Disappearing
The results of a study led by a scholar at the University of Central Florida show that on average there is a 9 percent compensation difference between male and female university presidents, with women receiving less pay than men on average. But at higher status universities, women presidents are receiving similar levels of total compensation as male presidents.
Report Finds Only a Small Fraction of Academic Research is Authored by Women
For this report, the researchers scanned 14.6 million studies published between 2006 and 2017 by scientists at 963 institutions across the world, determining gender of authors from their first names. In the United States, women were authors on 31.8 percent of all academic research. Lower female representation existed in the U.K. and Germany.
George Washington University Establishes the Center for Women in Engineering
The new center aims to increase the number of women students and faculty in engineering and support women in the discipline by hosting events and providing professional development opportunities. Rachelle Heller, a professor of computer science, will serve as the center’s inaugural director.
