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Out On A Stem: Gender Wage Gap And Factors That Impact Salary In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Careers, David R. Orozco
Out On A Stem: Gender Wage Gap And Factors That Impact Salary In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Careers, David R. Orozco
Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership Dissertations
This study explores data of newly graduated students hired into the workforce. It uses data from the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG), a longitudinal study started in 1993 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSCG uses a questionnaire to collect data on demographic, education, employment, and occupation attributes from all graduating students and emphasizes those working in science and engineering fields. In addition, this study sought to identify any wage gap that may exist between STEM and non-STEM fields in the last decade. The study found average salaries of standard occupational codes were affected by race/ethnicity, gender, and …