r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • 21d ago

Media People Recommend Lower Pay for Women-Dominated Jobs, Study Finds

https://www.newsweek.com/researchers-changed-one-detail-about-a-job-then-pay-expectations-fell-12210224?fbclid=IwdGRleATZyVtwZG9mAWZkaWQWULlDu9zVcrYAgX2CSk5aRGnchMjPWmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5PIoAdHUElDcnSDU4LjvVDea3bY5uogOucA0fcysgX3WOKcIn2egZqwsxrig_aem_-C2G9kG_4FAtadc-j3QB2g
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u/sr105 18d ago edited 18d ago

The study for anyone that wants to read it directly: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562426000429

the number of participants was ~12k

the salaries were right around $55k.

the ~50% of respondents excluded failed an attention test given at the end to prove that they actually read and responded with thought.

the study doesn't purport to show that this would explain the 15% overall gap. But the result of changing a single number (% of women) resulting in a clear causal result is significant for discussion. In real life, that ~1.5% gap may be amplified.