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| Gender Equity in the New York City Municipal Workforce: A Snapshot Analysis |
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REPORT SUMMARY
This study provides a statistical snapshot of women’s employment and earnings in New York City government and identifies gender disparities that warrant further investigation.
- An analysis of U.S. Census data, from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, found:
- Female municipal workers face the narrowest average wage gap (17.5%), while workers in the for-profit sector experience the widest wage gap (28.5%) without adjusting for age, education, or other demographic factors.
- Adjusted for age, education, and other relevant demographic factors, the wage gaps for municipal workers exceed those in other sectors. Women in the non-profit sector face the narrowest wage gap: -5.4% for women without children and -9.3% for women with children.
- Women with children are at a disadvantage in all sectors, but appear to encounter the greatest wage penalties (-21.4%) when working in City government.
- An analysis of the New York City’s payroll data, from Calendar Year 2010, found:
- Out of approximately 300,000 full-time municipal workers in New York City, a majority (56%) are women.
- The base salaries of women are on average 8% less than what men earn.
- When overtime is included, the wage gap widens to 20%.
- Gender segregation patterns persist, with women dominating most civilian agencies while men dominate the uniformed services. For example, 99% of all School Secretaries are women and over 99% of all Firefighters are men.
- Women are concentrated in City jobs at the lowest end of the pay scale ($20,000 - $79,999). Paradoxically, there are more women in the highest pay scales up to $120,000. Beyond this point, men begin to edge out women.