Gender parity and the gender salary gapNote 1: Progress of full-time university academics over the last 40 years

Description: Gender parity and the gender salary gap: Progress of full-time university academics over the last 40 years
Gender parity and the gender salary gap: Progress of full-time university academics over the last 40 years
The share of female academics has been increasing at all ranks.
Rank | 1979 | 2019 |
---|---|---|
Full Professor | 4.4% | 30.0% |
Associate professor | 12.5% | 43.9% |
Assistant professor | 23.0% | 50.2% |
Men are overrepresented in older age groups. Among academics 65 and older, 73% are men and 77% of men are full professors.
Age group | Number of full-time academics | |
---|---|---|
Female | Male | |
Assistant Professor | 3792 | 3756 |
Under 40 | 1941 | 2145 |
40 - 44 | 789 | 780 |
45 - 49 | 450 | 387 |
50 - 54 | 261 | 195 |
55 - 59 | 192 | 114 |
60 - 64 | 114 | 87 |
65 - 69 | 36 | 33 |
70 - 74 | 9 | 9 |
75+ | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 6 |
Associate Professor | 6744 | 8631 |
Under 40 | 600 | 789 |
40 - 44 | 1380 | 1779 |
45 - 49 | 1494 | 1839 |
50 - 54 | 1176 | 1488 |
55 - 59 | 972 | 1236 |
60 - 64 | 729 | 849 |
65 - 69 | 309 | 417 |
70 - 74 | 63 | 183 |
75+ | 21 | 51 |
Full Professor | 4995 | 11688 |
Under 40 | 21 | 33 |
40 - 44 | 240 | 531 |
45 - 49 | 708 | 1497 |
50 - 54 | 972 | 2097 |
55 - 59 | 1182 | 2442 |
60 - 64 | 1071 | 2418 |
65 - 69 | 549 | 1521 |
70 - 74 | 192 | 804 |
75+ | 60 | 345 |
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
In 2019, salary ranges for men were wider than for women. Maximum salaries tend to be higher for men.
Year of Survey | Rank | Gender | 10th Percentile | Median | 90th Percentile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Full professor | Male | $136,108 | $168,499 | $219,970 |
2019 | Full professor | Female | $132,380 | $161,644 | $206,115 |
2019 | Associate professor | Male | $107,775 | $132,878 | $173,671 |
2019 | Associate professor | Female | $106,173 | $130,793 | $168,005 |
2019 | Assistant professor | Male | $88,927 | $108,580 | $143,745 |
2019 | Assistant professor | Female | $87,075 | $104,484 | $134,435 |
Over the last 40 years, the ratio of women’s to men’s median salaries has narrowed for full professors and associate professors.
1979 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Full professor | 94.8% | 95.9% |
Associate professor | 95.8% | 98.4% |
Assistant professor | 97.2% | 96.2% |
Among full professors in 2019, women earned more on average than men in certain fields.
2019 | |
---|---|
Education | 101.5% |
Humanities | 100.8% |
Health professions and related programs | 100.8% |
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 99.9% |
Mathematics and computer sciences | 98.9% |
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 98.8% |
Social and behavioural sciences, and law | 96.1% |
Engineering, architecture, and related technologies | 95.6% |
Physical sciences | 93.8% |
Business, management and public administration | 90.7% |
Source: Statistics Canada, Full-time – University and College Academic Staff System (FT-UCASS).
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