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Information Technology News Australia spurns IT postgraduates: bad news for workers?
Information Technology News Australia spurns IT postgraduates: bad news for workers? | Australia spurns IT postgraduates: bad news for workers? |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Monday, 08 September 2008 | |
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Page 4 of 4 For each level of qualification (except research masters/PhD, where there were fewer than 10 female respondents), the survey found males' median male salaries were higher than females'.Featured Whitepaper
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Not that the gap is especially wide in these disciplines. For example, median salaries for a computer science coursework masters were $63,000 for males and $60,000 for females. Compare that with economics ($80,000 vs $54,000) and business studies ($95,000 vs $74,000). Where do women manage better salary outcomes than men? A diploma or certificate in social sciences or geology (beware small numbers in the latter group); coursework masters in psychology, social work or pharmacy; and research masters/PhD in visual/performing arts. "In addition to earning less than similarly qualified males, female postgraduates were more likely to be in part-time or casual employment and seeking full-time work and generally reported fewer employer benefits while studying, such as financial support and time off for study, than male postgraduates," the report noted. |
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