Gender differences at critical transitions in the careers of science, engineering, and mathematics faculty / Committee on Gender Differences in Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine [of] Policy and Global Affairs [and] Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Gender Differences in Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Faculty--Employment--Sex differences--United States--Statistics.

Universities and colleges.

Sex discrimination in employment--United States.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Sex discrimination in higher education--United States.

Sex discrimination in higher education.

Women in science--United States.

Women in science.

Women in technology--United States.

Women in technology.

Women in mathematics--United States.

Women in mathematics.

Educational surveys--United States.

Educational surveys.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male full-time, tenure-track, and tenured faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at the nation's top research universities. Much of this congressionally mandated book is based on two unique surveys of faculty and departments at major U.S. research universities in six fields: biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, and physics. A departmental survey collected information on departmental policies, recent tenure and promotion cases, and recent hires in almost 500 departments. A faculty survey gathered information from a stratified, random sample of about 1,800 faculty on demographic characteristics, employment experiences, the allocation of institutional resources such as laboratory space, professional activities, and scholarly productivity. This book paints a timely picture of the status of female faculty at top universities, clarifies whether male and female faculty have similar opportunities to advance and succeed in academia, challenges some commonly held views, and poses several questions still in need of answers. This book will be of special interest to university administrators and faculty, graduate students, policy makers, professional and academic societies, federal funding agencies, and others concerned with the vitality of the U.S. research base and economy."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Status of women in academic science and engineering in 2004 and 2005

Gender differences in academic hiring

Professional activities, institutional resources, climate, and outcomes

Gender differences in tenure and promotion

Key findings and recommendations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780309155861

030915586X

9780309114646

0309114640

OCLC:

652989850