Gender Differences in Pay among University Faculty in Russia

Autor/inn/en	Rudakov, Victor N.; Prakhov, Ilya A.
Titel	Gender Differences in Pay among University Faculty in Russia
Quelle	In: Higher Education Quarterly, 75 (2021) 2, S.278-301 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rudakov, Victor N.) ORCID (Prakhov, Ilya A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-5224
DOI	10.1111/hequ.12277
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Gender Bias; College Faculty; Women Faculty; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Teacher Salaries; Gender Differences; Academic Rank (Professional); Research Universities; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geschlechterstereotyp; Fakultät; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Forschungseinrichtung; Russland
Abstract	The study focuses on the issue of gender discrimination in pay among university faculty in Russia, a country with an exceptionally high share of female faculty in higher education. Using a comprehensive and nationally representative survey of university faculty, we found that although women in academia earn considerably less than men, gender inequality among university faculty is lower than in the non-academic sector. The study shows that gender differences in pay can be mainly explained by vertical gender segregation: women are less likely to achieve senior positions in the university hierarchy, which brings a high wage premium. Another explanation is horizontal segregation, when there is a prevalence of male faculty in Moscow-based universities, which provide a considerable wage premium compared to regional ones. A decomposition of the gender wage gap shows that slightly more than half of it can be explained by observable factors, while the rest can be attributed to discrimination and unobservable characteristics. Within the unexplained part the major part can be attributed to favoritism towards men and the minor part to discrimination against women. We found some evidence that faculty in research universities, which actively implement performance-related pay, experience less gender inequality. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01