Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012, University of Kansas Leading Light Award, 2012, University of Kansas Donna Ginther is a Roy A. Roberts and Regents[1] Distinguished Professor of economics[2] and the director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas.
[4] She is known for her expertise on scientific labor markets, wage inequality, and gender differences in employment outcomes.
She taught at Southern Methodist University, Washington University in St. Louis, and has been a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
[6][7] Professor Ginther's research focuses on scientific labor markets, gender differences in employment, particularly in academia, and outcomes for children.
It has been covered by the popular media, including Science,[8] the New York Times,[9][10] the Economist, and National Public Radio .