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

FIGURE 3-2 Main considerations for selecting current position (percent saying “yes, this was a factor”), by gender (see Appendix 3-8).

FIGURE 3-2 Main considerations for selecting current position (percent saying “yes, this was a factor”), by gender (see Appendix 3-8).

SOURCE: Faculty Survey carried out by the Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty.

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Front Matter (R1-R18)

1 Introduction (15-30)

2 Status of Women in Academic Science and Engineering in 2004 and 2005 (31-38)

3 Gender Differences in Academic Hiring (39-69)

4 Professional Activities, Institutional Resources, Climate, and Outcomes (70-115)

5 Gender Differences in Tenure and Promotion (116-152)

6 Key Findings and Recommendations (153-168)

Appendixes (169-170)

Appendix 1-1: Biographical Information on Committee Members (171-177)

Appendix 1-2: List of Research I Institutions (178-178)

Appendix 1-3: Committee Meeting Agenda (179-180)

Appendix 1-4: The Surveys (181-188)

Appendix 1-5: Survey Instruments (189-215)

Appendix 1-6: Departments in Survey (216-248)

Appendix 2-1: Review of Literature and Relevant Research (249-266)

Appendix 2-2: Previous Research on Factors Contributing to Gender Differences Among Faculty (267-274)

Appendix 3-1: Review of Literature and Research on Factors Associated with a Higher Proportion of Female Applicants (275-283)

Appendix 3-2: Estimated Adjusted Mean Effects and Differences for the Probability That There Are No Female Applicants (284-284)

Appendix 3-3: Estimated Adjusted Mean Effects and Differences Based on the Modeled Probability of the Percentage of Applicants That Are Female (285-286)

Appendix 3-4: Estimated Adjusted Mean Effects and Differences Based on the Modeled Probability of at Least One Female Candidate Interviewed (287-288)

Appendix 3-5: Doctoral Degrees Awarded by All Doctoral-Granting Institutions, by Field, Gender, and Year (289-289)

Appendix 3-6: Doctoral Degrees Awarded by Discipline and Gender for Research I Institutions, 1999-2003 (290-290)

Appendix 3-7: Marginal Mean and Variance of Transformed Response Variables (291-294)

Appendix 3-8: Main Considerations for Taking a Position by Number of Respondents Saying "Yes" (295-295)

Appendix 4-1: Distribution of Undergraduate Course Load for Faculty by Gender and Discipline (296-297)

Appendix 4-2: Percentage of Faculty Members Who Do No Graduate Teaching (298-298)

Appendix 4-3: Percentage of Faculty Members Receiving a Reduced Teaching Load When Hired (299-299)

Appendix 4-4: Percentage of Faculty Members Who Served on an Undergraduate Thesis or Honors Committee (300-300)

Appendix 4-5: Percentage of Faculty Members Who Served on and Chaired an Undergraduate Thesis or Honors Committee (301-301)

Appendix 4-6: Distribution of Number of Graduate Thesis or Honors Committees for Research I Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty: Men/Women (302-302)

Appendix 4-7: Percentage of Time Spent in Administration or Committee Work on Campus and Service to the Profession Outside the University for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty at Research I Institutions: Men/Women (303-303)

Appendix 4-8: Distribution of Number of Service Committees for Research I Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty: Men/Women (304-304)

Appendix 4-9: Mean Salary by Gender and Professorial Rank for Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions (305-305)

Appendix 4-10: Percentage of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions Receiving Summer Support (306-306)

Appendix 4-11: Percentage of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions Receiving Travel Funds (307-307)

Appendix 4-12: Median Square Footage of Lab Space of Faculty Who Report Doing Experimental Work (308-308)

Appendix 4-13: Faculty Who Have Received More Lab Space Since Hire (Values Are Percentages) (309-309)

Appendix 4-14: Percentage of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions Receiving Sufficient Equipment (310-310)

Appendix 4-15: Number of Postdoctorate Students for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions (presented by Men and Women) (311-311)

Appendix 4-16: Percentage of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions Receiving Sufficient Clerical Support (312-312)

Appendix 4-17: Percentage of Faculty Members Stating That They Had a Mentor (313-313)

Appendix 4-18: Distribution of the Number of Graduate Students for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions (presented by Men and Women) (314-314)

Appendix 4-19: Mean Number of Articles Published in Refereed Journals (sole and co-authored) Over the Past 3 Years for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Research I Institutions (315-315)

Appendix 4-20a: Estimated Probability of Having Grant Funding by Discipline, Gender, and Whether the Faculty Member Has an Assigned Mentor - Assistant Professors Only (316-316)

Appendix 4-20b: Estimated Probability of Having Grant Funding by Discipline, Gender, and Whether the Faculty Member Has an Assigned Mentor - Associate Professors Only (317-317)

Appendix 4-21: Percentage of Faculty Missing Salary Data by Gender and Discipline (318-318)

Appendix 4-22: Percentage of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty at Research I Institutions That Were Nominated for at Least One Award (319-319)

Appendix 4-23: Percentage of Tenured and Tenure-Track Research I Faculty with Offers to Leave (320-320)

Appendix 4-24: Percentage of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty at Research I Institutions Planning to Leave or Retire (321-321)

Appendix 5-1: Knowledge of Tenure Procedures by Gender, Rank, and Presence of a Mentor (322-323)

Appendix 5-2: Detailed Tenure Information from Departmental Survey (324-324)

Appendix 5-3: Time Spent in Both Assistant and Associate Professorships (325-325)

Appendix 5-4: Years Between Starting Employment and Achieving Associate Professor Status, by Gender (326-326)

Appendix 5-5: Years Between Starting Employment and Achieving Full Professor Status, by Gender (327-327)

Appendix 5-6: Patterns of Nonresponse for Tenure Decisions (328-328)

Appendix 5-7: Patterns of Nonresponse for Promotion Decisions (329-329)

Bibliography (330-352)

Index (353-366)