Comparable Worth in Academia: The Effects on Faculty Salaries of the Sex Composition and Labor-Market Conditions of Academic Disciplines

Comparable worth scholars have identified a bias against work that is typically performed by women, suggesting that the cultural devaluation of women leads to the devaluation of work that women do. Studies have demonstrated that incumbents of jobs held predominantly by women suffer a wage penalty, earning less than those in comparable jobs held primarily by men. This study examines whether similar mechanisms operate within academic labor markets, asking whether increasing proportions of women in academic disciplines depress faculty salaries independent of the effects of labor-market conditions and individual-level salary predictors.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Bellas, Marcia Louise

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hargens, Lowell L.,

• Women's Studies
• Sociology, General
• Sociology, Industrial and Labor Relations
• Education, Higher

Identifier

(UMI)AAI9328969

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/72477