Becker's Healthcare July 11, 2024
Male nurses make on average around $6,000 more per year compared to their female counterparts despite accounting for only around 10% of registered nurses, according to a recent report from Nurse.com.
It is a challenge for chief nursing officers to align with the rest of the C-suite — and the challenge is not the same at every institution.
“The gendered pay gap in nursing continues to be a significant issue and one that continues to cause major issues in many facets of healthcare,” Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, president of the American Nurses Association, told Becker’s. “There has been work to narrow this divide in nursing, but societally it continues to be an issue in every industry, including the...