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IT Gender Salary Gap Not as Dramatic as You Think
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The wage disparity between men and women in the technology industry might not be as significant as previously thought, according to a new Payscale report.
"To the average person, it does look like there's a large wage gap," says Payscale's Katie Bardaro. "But if you take into account other pieces of the puzzle — education, experience, job title, and industry, for example — it's not quite as dramatic as it's currently reported." Examining 150 technology job titles, the Payscale report found no significant wage discrepancies after data was controlled for compensable factors such as education, experience, and job responsibilities.
Dice.com's most recent salary survey also found equal pay for men and women with equal titles, experience, and education. In the Dice.com survey, men in technology jobs did earn more, with average annual income of $95,929 compared to $87,527 for women, but this is attributable to the fact that men and women usually hold different job types. Men typically enter more technical positions in software engineering, programming, and architecture, while women lean toward project management and administration.
Although technology offers high pay and numerous other benefits such as remote work, there are fewer women with college majors in technology, math, and science than there were 10 years ago, notes Dice.com CEO Scot Melland.
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