The title seems to be a bit sensationalist. As they say at the end
"For example, Stewart says that because men have joined the profession more recently, women tend to be more senior nurses. But as such, they get to work preferred day shifts, even though night and weekend shifts tend to pay more.
Peter McMenamin, a health economist at the American Nurses Association, says that while ANA policy "is that there should be pay equity," he's not convinced the problem is as large as the study suggests. For one thing, he says, with so many women compared to men in the study, the numbers for women "are much more precise.""
Essentially, men might get the less desirable night shift that pays more, and also the numbers for men might not be precise because its a lower sample size.
I worked in a hospital lab, and the night differential was around 3-4 dollars more per hour, a big deal when your base pay was 15-20 dollars per hour.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 8.9 ms ] threadThe title seems to be a bit sensationalist. As they say at the end
"For example, Stewart says that because men have joined the profession more recently, women tend to be more senior nurses. But as such, they get to work preferred day shifts, even though night and weekend shifts tend to pay more.
Peter McMenamin, a health economist at the American Nurses Association, says that while ANA policy "is that there should be pay equity," he's not convinced the problem is as large as the study suggests. For one thing, he says, with so many women compared to men in the study, the numbers for women "are much more precise.""
Essentially, men might get the less desirable night shift that pays more, and also the numbers for men might not be precise because its a lower sample size.
I worked in a hospital lab, and the night differential was around 3-4 dollars more per hour, a big deal when your base pay was 15-20 dollars per hour.