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Women Scientists in Industry and Government How Much Progress in the 1970's?: an Interim Report to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (1980) / Chapter Skim
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... (page 22) • The available data do not identify causes of the differences in employment, work activities, and salaries for men and women Ph.D.s in industry, (page 23)
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... • Among the new accessions, women scientists were typically hired at a lower grade and a lower salary than comparable males. This was found at all degree levels and number of years since the degree was earned.
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Key Terms

  • sex differences
  • starting salaries
  • doctoral women
  • women represented
  • approximately six

  • lower salary
  • represented approximately
  • six percent
  • engineers remained
  • earnings climbed

  • comparable males
  • largest proportional
  • lower grade
  • federal managerial
  • degree holders

  • prestigious academic
  • managerial jobs
  • electronics industry
  • study prior
  • differential grows

  • grade levels
  • climbed somewhat
  • identify causes
  • male counterparts
  • hiring rates

  • net increase
  • work activities
  • remained substantial
  • faster rate
  • holders remain


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