White Male Doctors Are Paid Way More
Jun 08, 2016, 03:55 PM
Far too often, a person’s sex or skin color is connected to how much he or she earns—even in the reputationally well-paying field of medicine, finds a new study published in The BMJ. Men make more than women, and white male doctors typically earn about $60,000 more than black male doctors.
A strong body of literature backs the first finding. Women in medicine make about $15,000 less than men, even after controlling for age, geography and specialty, according to one study last year.