Organizational Behavior Area Virtual Research Seminar Series: Dionne Pohler
Dionne Pohler
University of Saskatchewan
It鈥檚 the (Young) Kids: A Case Study of The Gender Pay Gap Among Emergency Physicians
Date: Friday, January 31, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM -12:00 PM
All are cordially invited to attend.
Abstract:
The remaining gender pay gap in Canada has been primarily attributed to the spread of overwork in high-paying occupations, or 鈥榞reedy鈥� work. We explore the gender pay gap among emergency department physicians in one hospital practice plan using compensation and shift schedule data from 2013-2022. The birth and presence of young children substantially lower women physician鈥檚 hours and earnings, however, unlike prior research, we find that the hourly gender wage gap has been virtually eliminated in this setting and that the 鈥渕otherhood earnings penalty鈥� disappears quickly as children age. Gender equitable job design and compensation policies in this context are important in reducing the gender pay gap, but we highlight how these policies can be a double-edged sword, and why they are unable to completely eliminate the aggregate gender earnings gap.
