Explaining the Gender Pay Gap among Doctoral Graduates: Analyses of the German Labour Market

Autor/in	Goldan, Lea
Titel	Explaining the Gender Pay Gap among Doctoral Graduates: Analyses of the German Labour Market
Quelle	In: European Journal of Higher Education, 11 (2021) 2, S.137-159 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Goldan, Lea)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-8235
DOI	10.1080/21568235.2020.1835516
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Salary Wage Differentials; Human Capital; Sex Role; Doctoral Degrees; Graduates; Employment Level; Salaries; Work Experience; Industry; Working Hours; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; College Faculty; Faculty Publishing; Women Administrators; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Humankapital; Geschlechterrolle; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Beschäftigungsgrad; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Industrie; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Ausland; Fakultät; Weibliche Führungskraft; Deutschland
Abstract	Previous research has shown that female doctoral graduates earn less than male doctoral graduates; however, there has been little research on the determinants of this gender pay gap. This paper investigates the determinants of the gender pay gap among doctoral graduates in Germany. By relying on human capital theory, traditional gender roles and beliefs, and previous empirical findings, I examine gender differences in doctoral and occupational characteristics as potential determinants of the gender pay gap. I use data from a representative German panel study of the 2014 doctoral graduation cohort. Regression analyses on the logarithmic gross monthly earnings reveal that female graduates earn 30.4% less than male graduates five years after graduation. This gender pay gap is driven by a substantive wage premium for male doctoral graduates outside academia. Important determinants of the overall gender pay gap are doctoral subjects, professional experience after graduation, industries, management positions, and, above all, working hours. However, the considered determinants only partially explain the gender pay gap, as it remains substantial and statistically significant. The paper enhances the research on gender inequalities in post-doctoral careers and offers new insights into the determinants of the gender pay gap among doctoral graduates. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01