Exploring Explanations for the Female-Male Earnings Difference Among Registered Nurses in the United States.

The article discusses research on the factors involved in gender differences in earnings among registered nurses (RNs) in the U.S. Topics covered include the study investigating whether career aspiration, workplace experience, time spent away from the labor force to focus on childrearing, and physical strength can explain the female-male earnings gap among RNs, the use of the National Sample Survey of Nurses (NSSRN) in the study, and the advice for employers to examine their pay structure.