ERIC Number: EJ1377223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1011
Institutional Striving and Gender Equity in Faculty Salaries and Employment
American Educational Research Journal, v60 n3 p562-587 Jun 2023
Climbing the ladder of institutional prestige is often promoted by leaders and policymakers in higher education, but there may be trade-offs associated with striving for status. This study examines the impact of Texas's National Research University Fund (NRUF), which uses financial incentives to support institutions' pursuit of prestige, on the salaries and employment of faculty. For full professors, the NRUF had a positive effect on the salaries of both men and women, but the policy also contributed to widening the gender gap in salary. In regard to employment, the NRUF had a negative impact on the share of women among full professors. The findings suggest that organizational pursuit of prestige may have unintended consequences for faculty gender equity.
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Salaries, Wages, College Faculty, Reputation, Equal Education, Barriers, Females, Women Faculty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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