People Recommend Lower Pay for Women-Dominated Jobs, Study Finds
Summary
A study from the University of California, Santa Barbara found that people suggest lower pay for jobs when they believe more women do those jobs. This shows that the wage gap is partly because work linked to women is seen as less valuable, not just because women choose lower-paying jobs.Key Facts
- Women in the U.S. earn about 85 cents for every dollar earned by men.
- The study focused on management consulting, a job usually seen as neutral in gender.
- Participants were shown the same job with different percentages of women workers (25%, 45%, 67%).
- People recommended nearly $1,000 less salary per year when the job was mostly done by women.
- Both men and women suggested lower pay for female-dominated job descriptions.
- The researchers say this happens because society values women’s work less, not because of obvious sexism or women’s preferences.
- The study suggests employers should base pay on education, experience, and skills to reduce bias and promote fairness.
- The findings support the idea that wage gaps result from undervaluing women’s work, not just job choice.
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