Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Date

2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Sociology

Committee Chair

Junmin Wang

Committee Member

Wesley James

Committee Member

Jeni Loftus

Abstract

Despite good progress toward gender equality in recent decades, women continue to lag significantly behind men in wages and compensation at workplaces. This study examines the gender pay gap in the nursing profession – one traditionally female dominated field. By analyzing the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) data, I conduct cross-tabulation and multivariate linear regression analyses to test two core hypotheses: (1) men are more likely to work in the nursing fields with higher pay; and (2) male nurses tend to have higher wages than female nurses. I find that female nurses predominate in the fields with lower pay, such as registered nursing, practical and vocational nursing, and nursing assistants. Women’s numerical dominance declines among nursing anesthetists who receive relatively higher wages. Moreover, the regression models, where age and race are controlled, show a significant pay gap. This study offers solid empirical evidence for gender pay inequality in the nursing profession.

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Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest.

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