Gendered universities and the wage gap : case study of a pay equity audit in an Australian university / Jan Currie and Beverly Hill

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Author	CURRIE, Jan (HILL, Beverly)
Title	Gendered universities and the wage gap : case study of a pay equity audit in an Australian university / Jan Currie and Beverly Hill
Publication year	2013
Source/Footnote	In: Higher education policy. - 26 (2013) 1, S. 65 - 82
Inventory number	34178
Keywords	Ausland : Australien : einzelne Hochschulen ; Ausland : Australien : Forschung, Hochschullehrer ; Frauen in der Wissenschaft ; Arbeitskräfte : Frauenberufstätigkeit
Abstract	Studies worldwide have found that women's pay lags behind men's in academia. This article describes pay equity policies in Australia and overseas and the use of a pay equity audit as a strategic tool to reduce gender inequities at The University of Western Australia (UWA). As a research-intensive university, UWA resembles similar universities globally and, like them, is vertically segregated with power and advantage in the hands of males. Based on the average annual salaries in 2008, UWA's pay equity audit found a gender pay gap of 15% for academics and 12% for professionals. Discretionary allowances revealed additional pay differences with academic men, on average, receiving
Signature	8,744 more than academic women and professional men receiving