STEM Training and Early Career Outcomes of Female and Male Graduate Students: Evidence from UMETRICS Data Linked to the 2010 Census

Catherine Buffington, Benjamin Cerf (), Christina Jones and Bruce Weinberg

American Economic Review, 2016, vol. 106, issue 5, 333-38

Abstract: Women are underrepresented in science and engineering, with the underrepresentation increasing in career stage. We analyze gender differences at critical junctures in the STEM pathway--graduate training and the early career--using UMETRICS administrative data matched to the 2010 Census and W-2s. We find strong gender separation in teams, although the effects of this are ambiguous. While no clear disadvantages exist in training environments, women earn 10% less than men once we include a wide range of controls, most notably field of study. This gap disappears once we control for women's marital status and presence of children.

JEL-codes: I23 I26 J16 J24 J31 J44 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20161124
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