Women: Think You'll Get Paid for College Internships? Think Again
This probably won't come as a surprise to anyone but women are less likely to receive pay for internships than men. According to newswise.com, t he odds of women receiving pay for a college internship are 34% lower than for men, claims new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. "A team of researchers led by Binghamton University Assistant Professor of Student Affairs Administration John Zilvinskis sought to find out whether women and other under-served groups were more or less likely to participate in paid or unpaid internships in college compared with their peers," newswise says. This issue was examined because paid internships often lead to higher paying positions post-graduation and that women continue to earn less than men for the same position despite their level of education. Of the 2,410 seniors who participated in internships, 58% of men received pay during their internships, whereas only 35% of women received pay. “This finding ali