Research led by the School of Nursing's Ulrike Muench, RN, PhD, generated one of the most read articles of 2015. According to the "Most Popular Science Stories of 2015," the piece based on Dr. Muench's research entitled "Male Registered Nurses Make Thousands More in Salary Than Female Counterparts" was the fourth most read.
The article from March reveals "male RNs make more than $5,000 per year than their female counterparts across most specialty areas and positions." Compounding this fact, the earnings gap has not improved over the last three decades. Dr. Muench's research also published in March was published as a "Research letter" in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read the full article here: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2015/03/124266/male-registered-nurses-make-thousands-more-salary-female-counterparts