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TexasTowelie

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Thu Dec 7, 2017, 12:26 AM Dec 2017

Study: LSU pays men substantially more than women of same rank, in some cases $20K-plus

Male LSU faculty earn substantially more — $20,000 to $30,000 in some cases depending on the college where they work — than females of the same rank, according to the early findings of a study that compares salaries of the flagship’s nearly 1,300 faculty members.

Christine Cheng, an assistant accounting professor who analyzed the numbers, cautioned that while the wage gaps are startling, the study is still in its preliminary stages.

Male professors, for instance, at the LSU Law Center annually make $28,947 on average more than female professors, according to the University Council on Gender Equity study.

“The numbers are correct,” Cheng said, adding that more work needs to be done to put these figures into context.

Read more: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_ce260b98-da1c-11e7-b395-b32d1b0039c4.html

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Study: LSU pays men substantially more than women of same rank, in some cases $20K-plus (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2017 OP
What a surprise! PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #1
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