As in the earlier studies, this analysis indicates that in every rank and discipline comparison across the State System, with only four exceptions, differences in average salaries by gender can be explained by the number of years employed at the academic rank and the academic discipline. In most areas of faculty promotion and employment, the findings for women are comparable to those for men. One possible exception is the higher proportion of women in the assistant professor group who took leave without pay. The patterns of tenure and promotion have been constant over successive cohorts. The data shown in these updates provide evidence of a continuation of the trends identified in previous reports.
Women continue to show increases at all faculty ranks.
While these changes may seem gradual, they become far more meaningful when viewed in the context of the many years normally spent at each faculty rank. As the larger numbers of women at the assistant professor rank advance in their careers, the proportion of women in the senior faculty positions will grow. Further, the promotion data suggest that women will advance in a manner and on a schedule consistent with those of the male faculty. Finally, the State System will continue to monitor the salary data and to address significant deviations from what would be expected, given the number of years in rank and market factors associated with specific academic disciplines. Current data do not indicate salary patterns at variance with what would be expected, given those factors.