Table 2.
Labor Market Outcomes of Male and Female Graduate Students Participating in STEM Research
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent Variables ↓ | (a) Females |
(b) Males |
(c) Diff |
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| Employed in Industry | 0.40 (.022) |
0.47 (0.02) |
−0.13*** (0.03) |
−0.11*** (0.03) |
−0.11*** (0.03) |
−0.05 (0.03) |
−0.05 (0.03) |
−0.03 (0.05) |
| Ln Wage | 10.50 (.063) |
10.93 (0.03) |
−0.37*** (0.07) |
−0.35*** (0.07) |
−0.35*** (0.07) |
−0.11* (0.07) |
−0.11* (0.07) |
0.01 (0.10) |
| Ln Wage (with Industry Controls) |
10.40 (.057) |
10.71 (0.04) |
−0.31*** (0.07) |
−0.29*** (0.07) |
−0.30*** (0.06) |
−0.9 (0.06) |
−0.10 (0.07) |
0.02 (0.10) |
| University, First Year Trend, Left-Censored | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Degree Year | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Race, Hispanic Origin, Age, Age-squared | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Dissertation Topic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Funding Agency | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Married or Partnered, Presence of Children | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Female × (Married or Partnered + Children) | ✓ | |||||||
| Observations | 318 | 731 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 |
Notes: Labor outcomes are taken from one year following graduation or separation from the university payroll, whichever is greater. Wages are in 2012 dollars. Sample includes observations with dissertation topics in a STEM field. Each cell in columns (2)–(8) displays the estimated coefficient on the FEMALE indicator from a separate regression. Robust standard errors.
Source: Author calculations. UMETRICS linked to 2010 Census, ProQuest, LEHD, W2, LBD, BR, and iLBD
***
Significant at the 1 percent level.
**
Significant at the 5 percent level.
*
Significant at the 10 percent level.