Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Women and Men One Year after College Graduation

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Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Women and Men One Year after College Graduation

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Explores the earnings difference between male and female college graduates working full time, one year after graduation using the latest nationally representative data available. The report compares “apples” to “apples” by looking at the pay gap after controlling for various factors known to affect earnings, such as occupation, college major, and hours worked. The report also looks at one immediate effect of the pay gap for many women, high student loan debt burden.

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Christianne Corbett, Catherine Hill

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Date

2012

Language

English

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https://www.aauw.org/research/graduating-to-a-pay-gap/

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Christianne Corbett, Catherine Hill, “Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Women and Men One Year after College Graduation,” Women's Knowledge Digital Library, accessed April 30, 2024, https://womensdigitallibrary.org/items/show/589.

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