Disparity contributes to US$4,300 gender pay gap, says report.
. “Clearly, the federal government shares the same challenges as the private sector in improving representation of women in STEM occupations. We hope this report helps federal agencies better understand the challenges facing women in STEM so they can continue to foster an even more welcoming and diverse work environment.”Although substantial, the gender pay gap in federal STEM positions is markedly smaller than in other sectors in the United States.
Overall, the US government has been more successful than other sectors at promoting wage parity, but there is clearly more work to be done, says Mary Theofanos, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology , a division of the US Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Theofanos is a co-author of athat examined potential bias in salaries of scientists at NIST.
The NIST pay gap has narrowed over time, Theofanos says. A similar, unpublished analysis in 2011 found a gap of about $4,500. “Salaries for our STEM staff generally favour men but appear to be trending toward gender parity,” she says. Equity is lacking in other metrics, however. Theofanos and her colleagues found that women were promoted more slowly than were men with similar education levels. Women were also less likely to reach the highest leadership positions at NIST.
The under-representation of women identified by the EEOC report underscores a continued need for action, Theofanos says. “Recruitment and retention of women in STEM is important for us to stay competitive,” she says. “It’s well documented that we still have difficulties encouraging young girls who are interested in science and math to pursue STEM careers. If they survive the educational process, they face scientific cultural environments for which they are ill prepared.
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