The gender salary gap in British academia

This paper considers salary determination and the gender salary gap in the academic labour market utilizing a particularly detailed data set of academ ics from five old established Universities. Results reveal an aggregate gen der salary differential for academic staff of 15%. Most of this differentia l can, however, be explained by our model. Evidence suggests a limited oppo rtunity for female academics to combine career and family, despite the flex ibility of an academic job and emphasizes the importance of mobility to the male career. Publication record is found to be an important determinant of salary.