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Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty
TABLE 6-1 Representation of Women in Faculty Positions at Research I Institutions by Rank and Field (percent), 1995-2003
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Full Professor
1997
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
1995
1999
2001
2003
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
Agriculture
17.8
18.6
19.6
18.1
27.2
12.7
12.5
10.7
17.6
13.9
4.9
5.2
6.1
6.6
8.0
Biology
35.6
38.2
36.0
37.0
38.8
26.0
24.3
26.3
30.2
31.2
14.0
14.7
15.8
18.0
20.8
Engineering
14.2
12.7
12.8
14.8
16.6
4.8
6.4
9.6
9.3
11.7
1.8
1.4
2.3
2.7
3.8
Health sciences
69.1
66.9
64.0
64.7
66.5
65.6
65.1
64.9
64.5
59.1
35.1
38.9
45.3
48.0
59.0
Mathematics
18.7
22.0
26.5
25.2
26.6
10.4
14.4
14.9
15.8
16.3
7.6
5.9
9.9
10.0
9.7
Physics
25.1
25.6
24.6
25.4
24.1
9.5
13.4
14.8
16.7
19.5
4.3
4.6
5.9
6.8
7.6
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 1995-2003. Tabulated by the National Research Council.
