Salaries of Recent Male and Female College Graduates: Educational and Labor Market Effects

ILR Review ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois Joy
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Market Effects

Salaries of Recent Male and Female College Graduates: Educational and Labor Market Effects

ILR Review ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 606-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois Joy
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Wage Gap ◽  
Academic Variables ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Market Effects ◽  
Male College ◽  
Market Variables ◽  
Using Data

Why do recent male college graduates earn more than their female counterparts? The author explores this question by estimating several salary regressions using data from the 1993–94 NCES Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study. The results suggest that labor market variables outweighed academic variables in their contribution to the gender salary gap. Of the academic variables, gender differences in total credits accounted for more of the salary gap than did gender differences in majors, grades, or institution attended. Of the labor market variables, gender differences in job sector, industry, and hours worked had the largest effect on gender differences in salaries. Differences in how men and women searched for and selected first jobs appear to have had little impact on gender differences in salary. Most important, as much as 75% of the wage gap remains unexplained by both the academic and labor market variables.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Gender and Race on Earnings in the Library Science Labor Market

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Sweeper ◽  
Steven A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
National Survey ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Income Differences ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Using data from the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, this paper examines earnings in the library science labor market and assesses the impact of gender on the income attainment process. We use this cross-sectional dataset to determine if there are significant income differences between male and female library science professionals. The approach taken in this paper is to build a theoretical model of income attainment for librarians. We then discuss the methodology used to analyze the data and test the model, followed by a discussion of the results and recommendations for further research.

Do New Male and Female College Graduates Receive Unequal Pay?

2007 ◽  
Vol XLII (1) ◽  
pp. 32-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. McDonald ◽  
Robert J. Thornton
Keyword(s):  
College Graduates ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College

Male and Female College Graduates-7 Months Later

1985 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALYCE C. MARTINEZ ◽  
WILLIAM E. SEDLACEK ◽  
THOMAS D. BACHHUBER
Keyword(s):  
College Graduates ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College

scholarly journals The impact of degree field on the earnings of male and female college graduates

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine E. Freeman ◽  
Thomas D. Snyder ◽  
Brooke Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Major Selection ◽  
Undergraduate Major ◽  
Female College ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

Since the gender demographics across majors have dramatically changed over the last few decades, a re-examination of the relationship between gender, undergraduate major selection, and compensation levels once in the workforce is important. This article will focus on how the salaries of college graduates have changed over the last decade. The analyses will explore the extent to which undergraduate major selection contributes to any male-female salary gap. A comparison of regression models for 1993 and 2001 describes the extent to which the selection of major remains a significant factor among those individuals who have entered the workforce.

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