Gender differences in agency head salaries : the case of public education
By: Meier, Kenneth J
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Contributor(s): WILKINS, Vick M.
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ArticlePublisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, jul./aug. 2002Public Administration Review: PAR 62, 4, p. 405-411Abstract: This study demonstrates a quantitative approach to assessing gender discrimination in public salaries at the individual level. Using data from more than 1.000 school districts in Texas over a period of four years, the results show that gender differences in superintendent's salaries are subtle rather than systematic. Fernale superintendents who replace male superintendents receibe lower compensation. Local district wealth also interacts with gender to affect salaries
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This study demonstrates a quantitative approach to assessing gender discrimination in public salaries at the individual level. Using data from more than 1.000 school districts in Texas over a period of four years, the results show that gender differences in superintendent's salaries are subtle rather than systematic. Fernale superintendents who replace male superintendents receibe lower compensation. Local district wealth also interacts with gender to affect salaries
Public Administration Review PAR
July/August 2002 Volume 62 Number 4
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