Framework
What explains the first-in-family graduate pay gap
Women graduates in England, where the first-in-family wage penalty is about 7.4%
A framework summarising the observable factors that explain most of the wage gap between first-in-family women graduates in England and women whose parents had degrees, from research by Adamecz-Völgyi, Henderson and Shure. It is for programme leads and quality teams reading graduate outcome data. Use it to separate what a programme can influence, such as job match and employer links, from intake. Koji can run graduate interviews that ask how alumni found work.
What's in this framework
- Prior attainment: Lower school results on entry explain part of the gap.
- Institution: Fewer first-in-family graduates attended an elite university.
- Degree subject: Subject choices differ, and subjects pay differently.
- Employer size: More work for smaller employers, which tend to pay less.
- Job match: More are in jobs that do not require a degree.
- Motherhood: Motherhood explains part of the gap for women.
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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.koji.so/visuals/first-in-family-graduate-pay-gap-factors-framework">What explains the first-in-family graduate pay gap</a>, Koji</p>
