Women in 3D Printing（WI3DP）是女性参与添加剂制造的非营利性拥护者，已发布reportinvestigating the gender pay gap in the industry.
Throughreports on diversity in 3D printing, Wi3DP has sought to uncover the extent of wage disparity between men and women working in the sector, as well as ways of addressing this. While the group’s findings show that overall pay inequality may have shrunk slightly, they also reveal widespread anecdotal evidence of staff being paid less just because of their gender.
“This targeted edition of the Diversity for AM (DfAM) report from Wi3DP aims to shed light on current circumstances when it comes to gender gap in AM, in particular when it comes to equal (or inequal) pay,” say the Women In 3D Printing team via their website. “The report examines available data, continues a rising conversation, and is intended to raise awareness on the need for more actionable takeaways.”
“经常在地毯下扫除，基于性别的薪水水平的现有差距在工作场所中是一个真正的问题。”
Investigating diversity in 3D printing
根据Wi3DP的说法，以及其最新报告Madeleine Prior的主要作者，现在已经有了“大量资源”来研究3D印刷公司的技术，市场份额和预期增长。但是，该小组说，关于就业数字，这些只是对这些人的简短讨论，鉴于男人和女性之间的薪水差距更大，这尤其有问题。
Citing data from a 2020study该报告强调了美国妇女在平均每美元的平均薪水为83美分。更重要的是，当种族，残疾和社会经济地位等因素发挥作用时，这种不平等在统计学上甚至更糟，并且datashows that the gender pay gap is smaller among young women but grows larger for mothers.
While the paper relates these issues to a myriad of societal problems, its Wi3DP authors make it clear that gender inequality is prevalent in STEM, and this is “almost certainly” born out in a 3D printing pay gap. To find out just how widespread pay inequality is in the industry, the group has therefore delved into the data and conducted a series of interviews with women in the sector, culminating in its report.
Rising perceived wage inequality
Based on data sourced from 3D printing recruitment firm亚历山大·丹尼尔斯全球, the Wi3DP report shows that women held a higher share of managerial roles in 2020 than 2021. During this period, for instance, the study revealed that the number of survey respondents who identified as having a ‘director’ role in their firms, rose from 3% to 23%.
但是，尽管这种趋势表明越来越多的妇女进入高收入职位，但Wi3DP团队表示，她们的数据并不能最终证明这一点。同样，2021年调查的80％的参与者是男性，而女性仅为19％，这反映了3D印刷中缺乏女性员工。
Yet, when respondents were directly asked “How Fairly Are You Paid?,” just 24% of women said they were satisfied with their wage, a significant drop against the 43% who said the same in 2020. In fact, some 40% of all the women surveyed said they felt ‘not fairly paid,’ compared to 27% two years ago, and the report highlights how this data was supported by anecdotal evidence at ‘Don’t Get Mad, Get A Bag。’
“I found out I was getting paid $40k less than a man with less AM experience, less qualifications, and less overall workforce experience.”
In the discussion, conducted as part of this year’sTIPE 3D Printing Conference，RMIT大学的亚历克斯·金斯伯里（Alex Kingsbury）和西门子能源（Siemens Energy）的SJ琼斯（SJ Jones）透露，有几起女性的薪水低于男性的同一角色。这些证词包括女性工程师的多种情况，尽管他们的资格和经验都出色，但该报告强调了“对工资歧视的确认”。
Highlighting the prohibition of coworkers discussing salaries as being a “significant barrier” to overcoming inequality, the report recommends that recruiters more openly share pay levels, leaving less room for bias. The paper also concludes by calling for further research in this area to identify potential solutions, and for dialogue to “ensure that women have a greater understanding of their own worth.”
Wi3DP团队总结道：“我们无法最终发现添加剂制造业劳动力中工资差距的确切状态，直到定性地放置百分比。”“即便如此，经验和轶事证据都表明，AM世界中男女的薪水至少存在一些差异。”
Those interested in reading theDiversity for Additive Manufacturing Report: Differences in Pay within the Industry, can do so via the Women in 3D Printing site.
Getting more women into 3D printing
Since it was established in 2014, Wi3DP has worked tirelessly to drivegreater female involvement in 3D printing, establishing a community of more than 10,000 members in 23 countries along the way. The group is accompanied by others working towards this goal, and a number of initiatives have also been launched to not only get more women into STEM, but celebrate those that have done so.
This month, for example, theSmithsonian正在显示120 life-size statues of women STEM leaders作为引人注目的展览的一部分，该展览已被3D打印在鲜艳的橙色材料中。与旁边启动如果/然后, an initiative designed to get more young women into STEM subjects, the exhibit is said by its organizers to be the largest collection of female statues ever assembled.
在其他地方，专门的3D打印组织还确定并试图解决该行业的性别差距。例如，在美国美国制造has worked with theGirl Scouts of Americato create aplaybook for integrating 3D printinginto its programming, and partnered withUltimakeras well, todonate twenty 3D printers to young women在美国各地的学校。
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