So what’s an extra $10K between sexes?
So we now know that women have fewer job prospects in the academic sciences, thanks to Donna Shalala. But when women do get jobs in science or technology, do they earn as much as men? The answer is no, according to the Harvard Crimson:
Significant salary discrepancies still exist between males and females with equal degrees in the same science and engineering fields, according to a report released by the National Science Foundation (NSF) this week.
The largest discrepancy existed between men and women with master’s degrees in computer and information sciences, where men earned an average of $10,000 more than women.
Overall, men in science fields outearned women by 17 percent, according to the report.
I love the part where they insist that these trends don’t hold true for Harvard women, because they’re just so elite.