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.
| Other author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Gender Differences in Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty. |
| Other author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine. |
| Other author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, |
| Description | xvii, 365 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009037397 |
| ISBN | 9780309114639 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0309114632 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780309114646 (pdf) |
| ISBN | 0309114640 (pdf) |
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