The Study of the Academic Employment and Graduate Enrollment Patterns and Trends of Women in Science and Engineering.

摘要

A series of statistical analyses was made to compare institutional distributions of men and women students and employees on 6 variables: size of scientific and engineering (S/E) employee population, student population, source of institutional support, institutional emphasis on research vs. teaching, geographical location, and prestige ranking of department. Site visits were conducted at 9 institutions selected to represent diversity in institutional size, location, and percentage of women employed. Qualitative data are gathered through interviews with administrators, faculty, and students. It was concluded that women scientists and engineers are in a period of transition in their status in academe. Increasing numbers of women are entering graduate programs in S/E, and a large proportion of women are being employed in top ranked institutions and departments. Yet data gathered from the site visits revealed that many women scientists and engineers are in the lowest ranks of academe, particularly in short-term soft money research positions.