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Key Points Question Do male and female physicians in Ontario, Canada, receive equal payments for equal work? Findings In this cross-sectional study including 31 481 physicians (nearly all physicians in Ontario),… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Do male and female physicians in Ontario, Canada, receive equal payments for equal work? Findings In this cross-sectional study including 31 481 physicians (nearly all physicians in Ontario), women earned 32.8% less than men annually and 22.5% less daily. After controlling for observable factors associated with earnings, such as practice characteristics, geography (degree of rurality), and specialty, the daily pay gap remained significant, at 13.5%. Meaning This cross-sectional study describes a complex set of factors associated with payment disparities affecting female physicians, considering both daily and annual payment gaps and the variations by specialty, rurality, and practice settings.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2021
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