Foreign-born academic scientists and engineers: producing more and getting less than their U.S.-born peers?

2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 909-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Corley ◽  
Meghna Sabharwal
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Born ◽  
Academic Scientists ◽  
Scientists And Engineers

Earnings of Academic Scientists and Engineers: Intersectionality of Gender and Race/Ethnicity Effects

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 625-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Tao
Keyword(s):  
African American Women ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
White Women ◽  
Asian American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Academic Scientists ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
Race Ethnicity

While research increasingly examines the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity in science and engineering, not much is known regarding how they work together to affect career outcomes. This article examines gender earnings gaps among academic scientists and engineers by race/ethnicity. Using data from National Science Foundation’s Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2013), I find that White women earned less than their male counterparts in 2003 and 2006, but the earnings gap closed over time. African American women did not earn less than their male counterparts in any year. Asian American women earned less only in 2013 (due to the high income of Asian American men), and Hispanic women earned less only in 2010 (due to their low income relative to other groups). The findings of relative improvement in gender earnings equality are analyzed in the context of disadvantages women face in other aspects of their careers.

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