Explaining the Gender Effects on Faculty Pay Increases

This study examines the gender effects on faculty pay raises. The authors propose that other factors being equal, for a given pay increase, male faculty would experience lower levels of pay satisfaction and be more likely to quit their institution than females. The sample consisted of 194 professors of management. As expected, for a given pay increase, male faculty experienced lower levels of pay satisfaction and were more likely to leave the institution. Implications of the study for making gender-neutral decisions are discussed.