The Surprising Downside of a Great Education
New research shows that the pay gap between men and women is higher for those with postgraduate degrees and Ivy League educations.
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Education can be transformative, but it isn't improving the chasm between what men and women make. In fact, the gender pay gap seems to get worse the fancier your degree is, a new report shows.
The report, released Thursday by salary-tracking website PayScale, looked at wages for around 1.4 million full-time workers and found that women with postgraduate degrees were at a bigger compensation disadvantage than those with a bachelor's, associate's, or a high school degree.