Is MIT an exception? Gender pay differences in academic science

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-26

  Ginther, Donna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender differences; Promotion; Salary

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WAGES;

ACADEMIC SCIENCE;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0037319351     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467602239767     Document Type: Conference Paper

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