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Reexamining the persisting wage gap between male and female PAs.
- Source :
- JAAPA: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins); Oct2020, Vol. 33 Issue 10, p38-42, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: To determine the magnitude of any difference in total compensation between male and female physician assistants (PAs) after controlling for personal and workplace factors related to compensation. Methods: Using data from the 2019 AAPA Salary Survey, the authors conducted a sequential regression analysis to examine the relationship between a variety of personal and practice demographics and total compensation. Results: After controlling for compensation-related factors, a wage gap between male and female PAs persisted: female PAs were paid almost $0.93 for every $1 male PAs were paid in the first year of work ($9,010 less). This wage gap widened by $201 for every year of work experience. Conclusions: A wage gap between male and female PAs persists even after including all compensation types and controlling for compensation-related factors that may differ between male and female PAs. Proposed policy implications could begin to mitigate the gap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15471896
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- JAAPA: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146834341
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000718284.35516.87