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Explanations for the gender pay gap (Mens and Womens Earnings)

There are many factors that contribute to the gender pay gap, one of those being self-efficacy. A study conducted in 2020 found that women in engineering and computer science fields had lower self-efficacy overall compared to men, and it was determined that there was a direct relationship between gender and pay with self-efficacy being the significant contributor of this relationship. Therefore, the decreased confidence women had in their abilities to complete tasks in their field had a direct association to a decrease in starting salaries between men and women. Additionally, their results measured that among recent college graduates holding computer science and engineering degrees, there was a significant 9% overall decrease in the starting salary for women compared to men.