National Research Council Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty

Engineering and Mathematics Faculty Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Medicine Committee on Women in Science, National Research Council - National Academies Press, 2010. - 384 pagesISBN10: 0309114632This 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.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.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.IntroductionWhy Disparities Matter
The Committee’s Charge
Approach and Scope
Outline of ReportStatus of Women in Academic Science and Engineering in 2004 and 2005Degrees Earned
Faculty Representation
Professional Activities and ClimateGender Differences in Academic HiringThe Hiring Process
Applications for Faculty Positions
Selection for Interviews for S&E Jobs
Offers Made
Hires
Faculty Perspective on Hiring
Institutional Policies for Increasing the Diversity of Applicant Pools
Summary of FindingsProfessional Activities, Institutional Resources, Climate, and OutcomesProfessional Activities
Institutional Resource
Climate
Outcomes
Summary of FindingsGender Differences in Tenure and PromotionTenure and Promotion Processes
Equity in Tenure and Promotion Decisions
Tenure and Promotion Awards
Time in Rank
Summary of FindingsKey Findings and Recommendations