Open AccessExamining Wage Disparities by Race and Ethnicity of Health Care Workers
Author(s) -
Bianca K. Frogner,
Malaika Schwartz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001613
Subject(s) - ethnic group , pacific islanders , workforce , wage , race (biology) , health care , marital status , medicine , gerontology , demography , population , health equity , nursing , public health , environmental health , political science , sociology , labour economics , economic growth , economics , gender studies , law
Prior studies demonstrated that wage disparities exist across race and ethnicity within selected health care occupations. Wage disparities may negatively affect the industry's ability to recruit and retain a diverse workforce throughout the career ladder.