By: LJH

LJH
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 03:07:38 +0000

In reply to Karen.” target=”_blank” title=”/2017/12/gender-pay-gap-at-ohio-state-male-employees-earn-nearly-8000-more-than-females/comment-page-1/#comment-104343″>Karen.”>/2017/12/gender-pay-gap-at-ohio-state-male-employees-earn-nearly-8000-more-than-females/comment-page-1/#comment-104343″>Karen.

Karen – With my 31 years at OSU, most of which was with Universityh advancement – my stories are exactly as yours. At one point I was offered a “promotion” to supervise directors in 5 different colleges. I did my research and learned that the advanced position and responsibility offered to me was done so at a salary less than that of one of the males I would supervise (with less experience and success than me; one who had applied for the position I was offered). I discussed this with the management without much success. What finally turned the tide was saying to this man, “This is really going to make you look bad”.

Suddenly things changed and I was offered a fair salary.

It reminded me of the story my aunt (faculty in English) told me when I was six. She was working to support her family (a husband in Law School) and she learned that her male colleague was provided with much more salary than her. With that information, she approached her dean who said, “You don’t understand. He is supporting a FAMILY!”.

My children paid for the dufor my entire 31 year career.