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Study measures gender inequity

Here’s a news flash: female academics and professionals are paid less than their male counterparts.

 Cortland UUPers Jamie Dangler, left, and Kathleen Burke answer questions on a preliminary study of gender inequity.

Satire aside, an unexplained portion of the salary variation for academics—which is around $4,400—may be due to gender inequity, but cannot be solely attributed to that fact, according to a preliminary UUP study measuring salary inequity for academics and professionals in SUNY.

Among professionals, salaries for employees in the lower pay grades varied only slightly. But females at pay grade five are paid more than 20 percent less than males, even though service years are similar.

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