Wage

Gender bias occurs across the board in the ophthalmic field, just as in any other.

Female primary care physicians earn about 21% less than their male counterparts, although the gender wage gap differs based on compensation models, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The suicide rate decreased up to 6% among people with high school education or less when a state’s minimum wage was increased by $1, according to results of a 26-year study published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.