ABSTRACT

Research on gender wage disparity in MFT academia finds women are consistently paid less than men faculty members. This study expands on previous research by testing if peer-reviewed publications and years in the field mediate the effect that faculty members' gender has on salary. Our results support these factors as significant parallel mediators, meaning the effect of a faculty member’s gender on salary, happens byway of peer-reviewed publications and time in the field. No direct effect was found between gender and salary, indicating that gender differences in salary are best explained though indirect pathways of implicit gender bias rather than conscious acts of gender discrimination. Implications are discussed for university administrators wanting to address salary inequities in their MFT programs.

摘要

对 MFT 学术界性别工资差异的研究发现，女性教师的薪酬始终低于男性。本研究通过测试同行评审的出版物和在该领域的工作年限是否能调节教师性别对工资的影响，从而扩展了先前的研究。我们的结果支持这些因素作为重要的平行中介，这意味着教员的性别对薪水的影响，通过同行评审的出版物和在该领域的时间发生。性别和工资之间没有发现直接影响，表明工资中的性别差异最好通过隐性性别偏见的间接途径而不是有意识的性别歧视行为来解释。讨论了希望在其 MFT 计划中解决工资不平等问题的大学管理人员的影响。