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UNC Study Finds Pay Disparities
Female professors at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill earn an average of $1,332 less than their comparably qualified white male counterparts, according to a 2002 study conducted by the institution's administration. The greatest discrepancy was in the medical school, where female clinical faculty holding the M.D. or the Ph.D. earned an average of $9,293 less than their white male peers. The relationship of minority faculty salaries to those of white male peers is more uneven; while they earn an average of $1,680 more than white males overall, minorities earn slightly less than white male peers in the medical school.
Unlike previous studies conducted by the institution, which focused solely on tenured or tenure-track faculty, this one included full-time non-tenure-track faculty. Besides finding pay discrepancies, the study showed that women are more likely than men to hold fixed-term, or non-tenure-track, appointments; to hold the rank of assistant or instructor; to be in lower-paying disciplines; and to lack the highest degree awarded in their fields.
The administration has been consistent and clear that any gender-based inequities in salary and compensation will be attended to, says Sue Estroff, chair of the faculty council, which is preparing a proposal to remedy the situation.
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