Gender differences in nurse practitioner salaries
| Autor: | Jeongyoung Park, Linda A. Briggs, Jessica Greene, Majeda M. El-Banna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Inequality media_common.quotation_subject education Specialty Survey sampling 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Medicine Humans Nurse Practitioners 030212 general & internal medicine Salary Seniority health care economics and organizations General Nursing media_common 030504 nursing Earnings business.industry Salaries and Fringe Benefits Equity (finance) General Medicine Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 29(11) |
| ISSN: | 2327-6924 |
| Popis: | Background and purpose While male nurses have been shown to earn considerably more than female nurses, there is less evidence on gender disparities in salary among nurse practitioners (NPs). This study examines whether the gender gap in NP salaries persists after controlling for differences in work setting and demographic factors. Methods We analyzed the relationship between gender and salary (2011 pretax earnings) among 6591 NPs working as NPs at least 35 h per week, using the 2012 National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners. We first conducted bivariate regression analyses examining the relationship between gender and earnings, and then developed a multivariate model that controlled for individual differences in demographic and work characteristics. Conclusions Male NPs earned $12,859 more than female NPs, after adjusting for individual differences in demographics and work characteristics. The gender gap was $7405 for recent NP graduates, and grew over time. Male NPs earned significantly more than female NPs across all clinical specialty areas. Implications for practice The gender disparities in NP salaries documented here regardless of professional seniority or clinical area should spark healthcare organizations to conduct pay equity assessments of their employees’ salaries to identify and ameliorate pay inequality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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