10 numbers that show gender pay gap in healthcare

The gender pay gap plagues women in the U.S., and the healthcare industry is no exception. Here are 10 numbers that illustrate the gender pay gap:

  1. In 2020, the gender pay gap widened from25.2 percentin 2019 to 28 percent, with female physicians earning on average $116,289 less than men annually, according to aDoximityreport that analyzed 44,000 physician salaries.

  2. The gaps varied by specialty, where the widest pay gaps were for orthopedic surgery (an average pay gap of$122,677) and otolaryngology (an average pay gap of $108,905).

  3. There werezerospecialties where women and men were paid the same, or women made more than men. The smallest pay gaps were for nuclear medicine (an average pay gap of$9,255) and hematology (an average pay gap of $35,673).

  4. Female department chairs at public medical schools earned on average$70,000to80000美元less per year than men, a 2020 study published inJAMA Network Openfound.

  5. 妇女举行他们的主席职位than a decade earned$127,411less than their male peers annually.

  6. In Maryland, male physicians earn$335,000per year on average, compared to $224,000 for women — a difference nearing 50 percent, according to a 2018 study of 508 physicians by theMaryland State Medical Society.

  7. Gender pay gaps start at women's first job and follow them through their careers. The mean starting salary for male residents is about$17,000higher than for their female counterparts, according to a 2018 study published inAnnals of Internal Medicine.

  8. In 2021, women earned84 centsfor each $1 their male counterparts earned, according to aPew Researchreport. That means women had to work an additional 42 days in a year to pull in the same amount of money as men did.

  9. Some women's hospital leadership careersfizzleout early on. A larger percent of men report being given clear expectations for success in their roles than women. Men are13 percentmore likely to receive leadership skills training than women and are22 percentmore likely to be assigned a formal mentor, according to a recent leadership transition report by Development Dimensions International.

  10. Women are19 percentless likely to be formally assessed than men. Additionally, women report higher levels of stress in the transition process.

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