Is gender equity closer to reality in K-12 independent schools than in higher education? According to NBOA research, about 60 percent of independent school top business and operational leaders are women. But new research from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources reveals that women occupy only 30 percent of the highest-paying administrative positions in U.S. colleges and universities, despite comprising half of all administrative positions overall. Men outnumber women more than two-to-one among top college business officers and presidents, and more than four to one among chief information officers. Moreover, women in these positions are paid 20 percent less than their male counterparts.
Exceptions include human resources, where female chief HR officers outnumber men nearly three to one. And in leadership functions where women are less represented as a whole, they tend to have higher salaries. For instance, although there are nine male chief facilities officers for every woman in that position, the women earn 17 percent more than their male counterparts.
CUPA-HR (02/14/17)
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