New Grads Face Gender Pay Gap, According to Glassdoor

By Danielle Wirsansky on April 24, 2017

Glassdoor describes itself as “the world’s most transparent job and recruiting marketplace that is changing how people search for jobs and how companies recruit top talent.”

What sets Glassdoor apart as a job search site are its many features including job specific anonymous reviews, ratings, and salary data so that those on the hunt can find a job that truly meets all of their requirements and ensure that the company will be a good fit for them. Because of the transparency, employers too can find employees that fit their criteria and ideals. With job listings and data for approximately 700,000 employers in 190 countries, it is a major player in connecting employers and employees.

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Just this month, according to a recent press release, Glassdoor released statistics detailing how men and women’s college majors are factors in the average gender pay gap, specifically in the early stages of careers. The study, The Pipeline Problem: How College Majors Contribute to the Gender Pay Gap, looked into more than 50 different majors and found that on average, college-educated workers in the first five years of their careers face an 11.5 percent unadjusted gender pay gap.

This means that on average, women only earn about $0.88 for every $1.00 men earn. The data goes on to show that the pay gap only widens with age. The study’s goal was to demonstrate the effect college majors have on career paths and, in the end, the gender pay gaps that emerge within the first five years after graduation.

In the press release, Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor’s chief economist said the following.

“You would expect new grads to find a level playing field when it comes to pay but they generally don’t. Glassdoor’s analysis shows an 11.5 percent average pay gap among new grads in the early years of their careers. When we isolate by major, pay gaps remain because men and women are sorting into different jobs after graduating — a clear sign of societal pressures and gender norms at play in the career paths of young workers.”

The study showed how women are less represented in majors that lead to high-paying positions, like how nine of the 10 highest paying majors examined by Glassdoor were male dominated while six of the 10 lowest paying majors were female dominated.

Dawn Lyon, Glassdoor vice president of corporate affairs and chief equal pay advocate, said the following in the same press release.

“This new research gives us a chance to reflect on the origin of the pipeline problem that pushes men and women into different career paths. We’ve long known the impact of education on these pathways, but we can now see significant pay gaps emerging from the same majors — and that’s a major problem. We need to better educate college graduates about the power of negotiation and educate employers on their entry-level recruiting and hiring to afford men and women the same opportunities coming out of school.”

To see the study for yourself, click here.

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