Though it is known that gender pay gaps persist in several industries, a recent study showed that there are dramatic gaps between men and women’s compensation in the medical field, too, according to a New York Times piece on the issue.
A new analysis, which included data on about 10,000 physician faculty members at 24 of the nation’s most prominent medical schools, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, showed that, on average, women earn nearly $20,000 less a year and the absolute difference between genders was more than $51,000 a year.
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