GENDER AND FACULTY PAY IN CANADA

Analysis of a 1986 survey of Canadian university faculty shows that th e overall gender gap in pay is $8,500 per year. Accounting for male fa culty's being older, on average, and level of highest degree, the gend er gap - our estimate of discrimination - is $4,910 per year. Discrimi natory processes of promotion account for much of the gender gap. In a ddition, the gap is much greater for full professors than for women at lower ranks. Universities and disciplines differ considerably in pay, but the uneven distribution of women among institutions and disciplin es does not disadvantage women. Also, research productivity has little impact on pay or the gender gap. The findings are consistent with a b ureaucratic model of pay determination, rather than human capital and segmentation approaches.