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51 Introduction Many studies have found evidence of gender disparities in U.S.academia and have raised serious concerns about the ability ofU.S. universities to recruit and retain women faculty and students in science and engineering (S&E)
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6 TO RECRUIT AND ADVANCE WOMEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY women faculty members in science and engineering disciplines range from 10 to 30 percent (NSF, 2001)
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INTRODUCTION 7 portion of their time to research activities, whereas women, as a group, devote a much higher percentage of their time to teaching and service activities than do men" (Park, 1996:54; also see Fogg, 2003a)
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8 TO RECRUIT AND ADVANCE WOMEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY assistant professors to 27 percent for associate professors to about 13 percent for full professors. A second common thread is that the "climate" of departments, and to a lesser extent of institutions, is chilly to women.
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INTRODUCTION 9 ing (CWSE) of the National Academies noted that some institutions seemed to attract significant percentages of women to their degree programs and as faculty.
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10 TO RECRUIT AND ADVANCE WOMEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY gauged by numbers of students and/or faculty. The goals of the site visits were • to identify programs self-reported to be successful; • to identify any original programs not already described in the literature; • to observe programs in the context of a pathway analysis.
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INTRODUCTION 11 The remaining two universities were "small," both with less than 10,000 students. Third, universities were selected from different regions of the United States: two from the Midwest, one from the South, and one from the Northeast.
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12 TO RECRUIT AND ADVANCE WOMEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY which strengthened the female presence in promotion and tenure decisions. Over a decade one department added over 10 women faculty.
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INTRODUCTION 13 net retention rate for undergraduate women in the engineering program was about 100 percent -- that is, women who drop out of the program tend to be replaced by transfers from other departments. By way of an explanation, officials pointed to this institution's entrance standards, which are high for all applicants, and its strong support system.
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