Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Departments of Mental Health, Biostatistics, Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nat Hum Behav. 2024 Jan;8(1):72-81. doi: 10.1038/s41562-023-01745-z. Epub 2023 Nov 27.
There is paucity of data examining disparities in salary and representation for disabled scientists, which is needed to advance inclusion and equity for people with disabilities in STEM. Using data from the 2019 Survey of Doctorate Recipients (United States, N = 1,148,817), we show that doctorate recipients working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) with disabilities experienced early in life (at age <25 yr) earned US$10,580 less per year (95% CI: -$13,661, -$7,499) than non-disabled workers. In the subset of academic workers, doctorate recipients with early disabilities earned $14,360 less (95% CI: -$17,546, -$11,175) than those without disabilities. We observed an underrepresentation of academics with disabilities in higher faculty ranks (χ: 647.2; P < 0.0001), among Deans/Presidents (χ: 27.4; P = 0.0004) and among those with tenure (χ: 525; P < 0.0001). These findings support a need to expand inclusion efforts, provide equal opportunities for career advancement and improve working conditions for people with disabilities in STEM.
关于残疾科学家的薪酬和代表性方面的数据很少，而这些数据对于推进残疾人士在 STEM 领域的包容和平等是必要的。利用 2019 年博士学位获得者调查（美国，N=1,148,817）的数据，我们表明，在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域工作的残疾博士学位获得者在早年（<25 岁）的收入比非残疾工人每年少 10580 美元（95%置信区间：-13661，-7499）。在学术工作者中，早期残疾的博士学位获得者比没有残疾的人少收入 14360 美元（95%置信区间：-17546，-11175）。我们观察到残疾学者在高级教职员工中代表性不足（χ：647.2；P<0.0001），在院长/校长中（χ：27.4；P=0.0004）和终身教职员工中（χ：525；P<0.0001）也是如此。这些发现支持扩大包容努力的需要，为残疾人士提供平等的职业发展机会，并改善他们在 STEM 领域的工作条件。
