An Analysis of Gender Pay Disparity in the Nonprofit Sector

Faulk, Lewis; Edwards, Lauren Hamilton; Lewis, Gregory B.; McGinnis, Jasmine

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“…Barth (2003) finds that the male–female pay difference is smaller in social work than in other occupations. Gender pay disparities also tend to be smaller than average in most female-majority occupations, both in the general economy (England & Herbert, 1993; England, Herbert, Kilbourne, Reid, & Megdal, 1994) and in the nonprofit sector (Faulk, Edwards, Lewis, & McGinnis, 2013). Leete (2000) argues further that nonprofit organizations have smaller pay disparities because they attract more altruistically motivated employees who value pay equity more highly.…”

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Diversity, Pay Equity, and Pay in Social Work and Other Professions

Lewis

2018

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Does the social work labor force reflect the field's commitment to social and economic justice? Using individual-level census data for 1980-2014 on self-identified social workers and on other college graduates in college-majority occupations, this article finds three key patterns. First, representation of women, blacks, and Latinx in social work is high and growing, greatly exceeding that in most of these other occupations. Second, white men continue to earn more than comparable women, blacks, and Latinx, but gender/racial/ethnic pay disparities in social work have dropped by half or more since 1980 and are far smaller than in most other occupations. Third, social workers earn substantially less than comparable employees in other occupations, and the pay disadvantage is growing. That low pay, however, may contribute to both the diversity and relative pay equity in social work.

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Diversity, Pay Equity, and Pay in Social Work and Other Professions

Lewis

2018

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“…Most recently, Faulk et al . (2013) use data from the American Community Survey from 2001 to 2006. They find that gender wage differentials are smaller in industries with a higher share of nonprofit workers.…”

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Gender and Racial Wage Differentials in Nonprofit Hospitals*

Courey

2020

Labour

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Past studies have found that economy‐wide gender and racial wage differentials are smaller in the nonprofit sector than in the for‐profit sector. I show that the massive US hospital industry exhibits a different pattern. Gender and racial differentials in nonprofit hospitals are larger than in the for‐profit hospitals. These findings are robust to various model specifications and appear throughout the earnings distribution and in most subsamples. Critically, the findings remain even after controlling for individual fixed effects. I argue this may reflect weakened monitoring in nonprofit hospitals and contrast this with the traditional theory that nonprofits must emphasize wage equality to motivate their workers.

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“…These include fundraisers' advanced education (including both formal education and specialized training), strong communication skills, and a growing demand for skilled fundraisers (Hall, 2009). Nevertheless, the perception of low salaries is pervasive in the nonprofit sector (Faulk, Edwards, Lewis, & McGinnis, 2013;McGinnis, 2011;McGinnis Johnson & Ng, 2016), which may contribute to recruitment challenges.…”

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How did we get here? The career paths of higher education fundraisers

Farwell

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2019

Nonprofit Mgmnt & Ldrshp

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University‐based fundraisers have career paths that are unique in that most do not come to their careers through traditional training programs that are available to other professions, which may impact their expectations of and experiences in their work. Using the conceptual framework of person‐in‐environment fit, this study uses qualitative data from semistructured interviews of 44 higher education fundraisers to understand factors influencing their career trajectories. While formal educational backgrounds do not necessarily provide specific skills necessary for a fundraising career, findings show that many rely on on‐the‐job training, which was at times inadequate. Findings also counter common reports of fundraisers as “falling into the profession” when choosing to join the fundraising field and demonstrate how organizational factors can influence recruitment and retention.

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An Analysis of Gender Pay Disparity in the Nonprofit Sector

Cited by 43 publications

References 25 publications

Diversity, Pay Equity, and Pay in Social Work and Other Professions

Diversity, Pay Equity, and Pay in Social Work and Other Professions

Gender and Racial Wage Differentials in Nonprofit Hospitals*

How did we get here? The career paths of higher education fundraisers

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