New survey app provides fresh insight into PhD graduate employment rates

Université Paris-Saclay’s new survey app provides fresh insight into PhD graduate employment rates, locations, and salaries after leaving.

These results give an insight into life after a PhD.

Strikingly, the statistics reveal a significant gender pay gap between the wages of men and women working in the private sector, about with a 10% lower salary for women.

“We had to get the results of the survey to exhibit this gender pay gap,” says Professor Sylvie Pommier, Director of PhD students at Université Paris-Saclay. “But, unfortunately, this gap is not such a surprise. This is why we are working towards making real change for female graduates.

“We have just partnered with the association “Women & Sciences” to set up a mentoring programme for women. We are also planning to set up a committee with human resource managers from large companies to discuss problems like the gender pay gap. In addition, at Université Paris-Saclay, there is a group working on gender equality, handicap and diversity, organizing events and raising awareness. We are working together on these issues.”