Female university students may settle for considerably lower starting salaries than their male Peers (Series: "Education and the Labour Market")

Abstract

"According to a survey conducted by the IAB, female university students have different salary expectations than male students. They would accept a starting salary that is 15.6 percent lower than that of their male peers. There is also a gender gap of a similar magnitude in their expected starting wages. This is not only due to the fact that women tend to study different subjects than men." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Setzepfand, P. & Yükselen, I. (2024): Female university students may settle for considerably lower starting salaries than their male Peers (Series: "Education and the Labour Market"). In: IAB-Forum No. 16.09.2024 Nürnberg. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20240916.01