Philosophy has a mixed record on the employment of women. Ph.D.s of all the fields of the humanities, and is the only field failing to show a steady growth in the percentage of women Ph.D.s over the years. On the other hand, women are paid more than men in at least two levels of experience, and philosophy is the only field of the humanities in which, over the employment life of an average Ph.D., the sum of a woman's salaries exceeds the sum of a man's. The tenure rate for women in philosophy is the second lowest of the humanities, and the average number of years required for a woman to be tenured in philosophy is the second highest of the humanities. Philosophy is below average for the humanities in its proportion of black Ph.D.s, but second highest in its proportion of Asians and native Americans.
Philosophers are typically younger than all other humanists.
Philosophy shows the most young Ph.D.s, the fewest old Ph.D.s, and the lowest median age. At some levels of experience philosophers are the best paid humanists, but at other levels they rank near the bottom. The average philosopher is at the median of the humanities in salary. Philosophy leads the humanities in Ph.D.s unemployed but not seeking work. Philosophers who leave philosophy tend to leave the humanities as well.