The relative impact of gender discrimination on the careers of health administrators, 1970-199

The main purpose of this study was to investigate and describe possible determinants of salaries for male and female graduates from the Master of Health Services Administration program at the University of Alberta. Specifically, the research tested the explanatory power of two opposing theories, human capital and discrimination theories in the varying incomes of male and female Master's graduates from the University of Alberta for the period 1970 to 1990.;The criterion for measurement for this investigation was first income and first level of responsibility after completion of the program, and current income and current level of responsibility.;The population for the study was restricted to those employed full-time from those 231 who had completed the Master of Health Service Administration program.;The findings suggested that there was no statistically significant evidence of wage discrimination based on gender amongst first-time employees.;Analyses of current income and current title provided evidence of discrimination against women in their current positions. The study revealed that male graduates of the Master of Health Service Administration program tend to occupy higher positions in both hospitals and non-hospital settings than their female counterparts, and also receive higher reimbursement for equal work. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).