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FEMALE ENGINEERING FACULTY AT U.S. INSTITUTIONS: A DATA PROFILE
TABLE 4-1 Suggestions From Female Engineering Faculty at U.S. Institutions of Areas for Additional Inquiry
Topic
Number of Responses
Total
206
Personal Background
9
Parents’ Educational Background
2
Family’s Socioeconomic Status
2
Careers of Siblings
1
Other Precollege Influences on Career Decisions
4
Preparation for Academe
22
Financing One’s Education
3
Postdoctoral Experience
2
Preparation for Work in Academe
7
Factors Affecting Choice to Work in Academe
10
Family Status and Responsibilities
33
Balancing Work Responsibilities and Personal Life
24
Sex of Partner
7
Careers of Children
2
Terms of Employment
28
Specific Field and Position of Employment
7
Primary Work Activity
5
Tenure
5
Salary in Comparison to That of Men
4
Importance of Collaboration and Publication
4
Availability of Research Funding
3
Work Environment
26
Evolving Work Environment
4
Collegiality of Faculty in My Department
5
Extra-Departmental Influences
8
Influences of Female Engineering Faculty and Administrators
9
Job Satisfaction and Factors Affecting Success
85
Overall Job Satisfaction
18
Mentoring
19
Factors Enabling Some Female Faculty to be More Successful Than Others
8
Other Obstacles Faced in Education and/or Employment Because of Being Female (Including Discrimination)
