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Appendix B: Caregiver Interview Sample and Methodology
Appendix B: Caregiver Interview Sample and Methodology
Pages 185-192
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SAMPLING To ensure substantial representation of women of color and caregivers of intersecting marginalized identities, the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) staff, study committee members, and the RTI International study team partnered to develop a targeted outreach campaign for the study.
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discipline, to ensure participation from subfields iden tified by the study committee as more heavily male dominated.1 Outreach, screening, sampling, and recruitment proceeded iteratively based on the evolving characteristics of the available sample. RTI extended the recruitment period by approximately 1 month in order to support ongoing efforts to engage women of color senior faculty.
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A deductive codebook was developed based on the study research questions and early study committee guidance. Inductive codes were developed jointly by the research team to reflect themes that emerged during the interviews.
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This information informed the coding and theming process, and analysts made note of any inductive observations related to the family codes. Themes were described in brief analytic memos shared across the analysis team via a shared master analytic file along with the exemplary quotations associated with each theme.
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Gender Working in physics, computer science, astronomy and context in field astrophysics, or civil, aerospace, electrical, or mechanical engineering Working in another field Ethnic and Hispanic/Latino racial identity American Indian or Alaska Native (all that apply) Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Other First-generation college graduate experiences Immigrant of structural disadvantage Living with a disability (all that apply)
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• Individual strategies for managing joint responsibilities • Career achievement relative to expectation Informal supports • S upportive figures in personal life • Other supportive aspects of personal circumstances • Supportive figures in professional life • Other supportive aspects of professional circumstances (not covered elsewhere) Access to work-life • Helpful formal supports policies • U nhelpful formal supports • Formal supports not accessed • Reasons for using/not using formal supports • Impact of using/not using formal supports • Biggest help you could have been offered but were not Reimagining • R esearch-related productivity ideals (e.g., funding)
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They were drawn from across all career stages, from students to senior faculty and academic leadership, with heaviest representation from graduate students, medical residents, and other early-career scholars (see Figure B-1)
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. Study participants reported having made a range of career changes due to the imperatives of their caregiving responsibilities, including opting for more flexible work (60 percent)
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