The wage gap in the PA profession: Historical context, contributing factors, and solutions

This article discusses contributing factors such as implicit bias, workplace culture, modern family structure in the context of outdated expectations, female PA self-undervaluing, and weak consequences for violation of existing labor laws. Solutions may include legislation to further protect and empower women in the workplace, campaigns from PA professional organizations that can influence the profession's cultural landscape and empower PAs to know their worth, PA educators including contract negotiation as part of the curriculum, and employers addressing systemic hiring processes that undervalue female PAs.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants - Category: Primary Care Tags: Special Article Source Type: research