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Pay gap among academics does not stop at university, says study

The pay gap between men and women does not disappear when they leave university, even with a Ph.D. In fact, immediately after obtaining their doctorate, women already start with an average disadvantage of 171 euros per month, which only increases throughout their career. This is according to researc...

Pay gap among academics does not stop at university, says study
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The pay gap between men and women does not disappear when they leave university, even with a Ph.D. In fact, immediately after obtaining their doctorate, women already start with an average disadvantage of 171 euros per month, which only increases throughout their career. This is according to research by Radboud University and the University of Groningen, published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.

Originally published at Phys.org

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