We use data from 2015-2016 to document faculty representation and wage gaps by race-ethnicity and gender in six fields at selective public universities. Consistent with widely available information, Black, Hispanic, and female professors are underrepresented and White and Asian professors are overrepresented in our data. Disadvantaged minority and…

Gender equity in education has certainly improved since the 1960s, when women faced barriers such as quotas limiting their numbers. Indeed, in recent years, women have surpassed men in their persistence and success as college students: They now receive about 60 percent of bachelor's degrees. But even though women now have full access to education,…

A comparison of the average salaries of male and female administrators was made in relation to assignment, highest degree earned, and professional experience. In the group of 8,071 administrators, there were 6,701 (83 percent) males and 1,370 (17 percent) females. The general pattern is a preponderance of males employed with average salaries…

The purpose of this study was to compare the background and career expectations and aspirations of men and women in public school administrative roles. The study reported differences in factors that affect movement through the professional ranks, such as perceived constraints on career progress and salaries. A total of 327 Michigan elementary and…