Bayer, Alan E., and Helen S. Astin. 1968. "Sex Differences in Academic Rank and Salary Among Science Doctorates in Teaching." Journal of Human Resources 3(2):191-200.

Employment information, reported by approximately 2,700 recent science doctorates to the 1964 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel, indicates that the beginning academic rank of new scientists in college and university teaching positions is unrelated to sex. Over time, women in the natural sciences continue to receive promotions comparable to those of their male cohorts. However, women in the social sciences tend to be promoted less rapidly than men. Salary differentials, on the other hand, exist in both beginning and later academic positions, regardless of major field specialty, work setting, or academic rank. These data support the contentions of women doctorates that salary discrimination is practiced more severely than is discrimination regarding tenure or promotions.

Dr. Bayer is a Research Scientist and Director of Sociological Studies, Project TALENT, Institute for Research in Education, American Institutes for Research, Palo Alto, California. Dr. Astin is a Research Associate, Institute for the Study of Human Problems, Stanford University, Stanford, California. This paper was sponsored by the Commission on Human Resources and Advanced Education and was supported by grants from the Carnegie Corporation and the Russell Sage Foundation. The authors are indebted to Milton Levine of the National Science Foundation for providing the necessary data and to Herbert Soldz of the National Academy of Sciences--National Research Council for his assistance in developing the tabulations.

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