This is much more effective on a white background...hmm....
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The somewhat skewed facts of phD life...(rant)
Given my previous post, I found this interesting.
More women than men get advanced degrees
By Stephanie Chen, CNN
April 20, 2010 1:23 p.m. EDT
(CNN) -- As a growing number of young women obtain advanced degrees, the U.S. Census Bureau predicts more women than men are expected to become doctors, lawyers and professors.
Nearly six out of ten adults holding advanced degrees between the ages of 25 and 29 are women, the census reported Tuesday.
So we ALMOST represent 1/2 of those with advanced degrees between 25 and 29 now. Somehow this doesn't make me think we're taking advanced degrees by storm...
The trend of more women holding advanced degrees than men is occurring among the white, Hispanic and black populations but not the Asian population.
The study also revealed the gap between men and women older than 25 holding advanced degrees has shrunk since 2000.
About 10 percent of women over 25 possessed an advanced degree compared to about 7 percent of women in 2000. In comparison, the growth for men over 25 holding advance degrees was much slower, the Census report shows. About 11 percent of men over 25 had an advanced degree compared to 10 percent in 2000.
The study also revealed an advanced degree can result in bigger earnings. Advanced degree holders earned an average of $83,144 in 2008. In contrast, people with a bachelors degree earned about $58,613 that same year.
First of all - a more advanced degree (master's or doctorate) = more money. Really?? Cuz that's surprising?
The national average with a bachelor's is $58k?? Are they only counting the employed? This also relates back to my previous post. The figures were from a study released in 2006 (so the previous years) but in 4 years, the average for a bachelors in Science, Engineering and health degrees went from $39k to $58k? Really?? That's awesome, if it's true, but that number seems inflated. I'd assume Scientists and Engineers would be among the top earners next to business degrees.
Final part of my rant. Women are coming up in the ranks - but we still make less money. When do they plan on fixing that?
More women than men get advanced degrees
By Stephanie Chen, CNN
April 20, 2010 1:23 p.m. EDT
(CNN) -- As a growing number of young women obtain advanced degrees, the U.S. Census Bureau predicts more women than men are expected to become doctors, lawyers and professors.
Nearly six out of ten adults holding advanced degrees between the ages of 25 and 29 are women, the census reported Tuesday.
So we ALMOST represent 1/2 of those with advanced degrees between 25 and 29 now. Somehow this doesn't make me think we're taking advanced degrees by storm...
The trend of more women holding advanced degrees than men is occurring among the white, Hispanic and black populations but not the Asian population.
The study also revealed the gap between men and women older than 25 holding advanced degrees has shrunk since 2000.
About 10 percent of women over 25 possessed an advanced degree compared to about 7 percent of women in 2000. In comparison, the growth for men over 25 holding advance degrees was much slower, the Census report shows. About 11 percent of men over 25 had an advanced degree compared to 10 percent in 2000.
The study also revealed an advanced degree can result in bigger earnings. Advanced degree holders earned an average of $83,144 in 2008. In contrast, people with a bachelors degree earned about $58,613 that same year.
First of all - a more advanced degree (master's or doctorate) = more money. Really?? Cuz that's surprising?
The national average with a bachelor's is $58k?? Are they only counting the employed? This also relates back to my previous post. The figures were from a study released in 2006 (so the previous years) but in 4 years, the average for a bachelors in Science, Engineering and health degrees went from $39k to $58k? Really?? That's awesome, if it's true, but that number seems inflated. I'd assume Scientists and Engineers would be among the top earners next to business degrees.
Final part of my rant. Women are coming up in the ranks - but we still make less money. When do they plan on fixing that?
Monday, April 19, 2010
The facts of a phD life, part 1 (salary and employment)
So why do we do a phD? Here's one reason: 
But there are a lot of reasons. What I'm learning is that pay scale is not one of them.
While I'm not saying the comic is false, it represents all phD programs and let's face it, Bio ones do pay better.
Actual numbers from the National Science Foundation
Male vs female stats also annoy me.
Median salary for scientists...Citation (see tables H13-H15)
in HEALTH with
a bachelors
- female: 45,000
- male: 48,000
a masters
- female: 55,000
- male: 68,000
a doctorate
- female: 58,000
- male: 60,000
in BIOLOGY with
a bachelors
- female: 30,000
- male: 35,000
a masters
- female: 45,000
- male: 47,000
a doctorate
- female: 40,000
- male: 41,000
So a man with a masters in health sciences averages $8k more than a woman with a doctorate and it pays less to about the same to get a doctorate vs a masters. Oof.
All this data is from their Science and Engineering demographic information.
Women as a percentage of S&E doctoral degrees, full-time full professors, and full-time tenure-track faculty: 2006
But there are a lot of reasons. What I'm learning is that pay scale is not one of them.
While I'm not saying the comic is false, it represents all phD programs and let's face it, Bio ones do pay better.
Actual numbers from the National Science Foundation
Male vs female stats also annoy me.
Median salary for scientists...Citation (see tables H13-H15)
in HEALTH with
a bachelors
- female: 45,000
- male: 48,000
a masters
- female: 55,000
- male: 68,000
a doctorate
- female: 58,000
- male: 60,000
in BIOLOGY with
a bachelors
- female: 30,000
- male: 35,000
a masters
- female: 45,000
- male: 47,000
a doctorate
- female: 40,000
- male: 41,000
So a man with a masters in health sciences averages $8k more than a woman with a doctorate and it pays less to about the same to get a doctorate vs a masters. Oof.
All this data is from their Science and Engineering demographic information.
Women as a percentage of S&E doctoral degrees, full-time full professors, and full-time tenure-track faculty: 2006
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Why you don't let weeds grow in your yard...
I pulled this out of my yard today. I still need to figure out how to get out the rest of the root. I have a 8' deep hole in my front yard and the darn thing is still entrenched.
For a little size perspective.Sometimes they've lived so long, they will never die.
But I will say the awesome Irises and Lilac bush make the yard totally worth it. :)I cut a few fresh lilac stems for the house - it is AWESOME.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Beauty and the Beast
Once again being released on DVD. Beauty and the Beast. It's out of the vault this fall!!! Squee!!!!
But this time, it's the Diamond Edition.
DVD+BluRay pack released Oct 5th.
DVD only released Nov 23rd.
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