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EQUALITY: Gender Studies Professors Paid MORE Than Average Professors, Some STEM Fields

Ashe Schow

Need to know what to do with that Gender or Ethnic Studies degree? There’s really only one viable option – to teach Gender or Ethnic Studies and perpetuate a cycle of outrage and job security. But a new report shows that might not be such a bad gig, if you can get it.

Professors of “Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies” are paid nearly $12,000 more than the average professor across all disciplines and institutions. They’re paid nearly $16,000 more than the average math professor across all institutions. They’re also paid more than the average biology and biomedical professor, professor of engineering technologies (those who implement the work of engineers), and professor of physical sciences (chemistry, physics, etc.).

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