From scarcity to visibility: gender differences in the careers of doctoral scientists and engineers
Grades: 9 10 11 12 Post-Sec.
ENC#: ENC-021195
Publisher: National Academies Press (NAP)
Date: 2001
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Subjects:
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Educational issues. Equity. Professional development. |
Resource Type:
Career guidance materials; Professional development.
Abstract:
This book reports the findings from an educational research project conducted by the Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in the Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the National Research Council (NRC) funded the project, while the NRC's Report Review Committee reviewed the draft form documents. Using data from two National Science Foundation databases, the Survey of Earned Doctorates for new Ph.D.s and the Survey of Doctoral Recipients for the Science and Engineering (S&E) doctoral workforce, the project involved compiling three decades' worth of data on the educational background and demographics of new Ph.D.s and examining their careers.
The report refers to explanations for the observed changes found through the analysis, but does not establish a root cause for the outcomes. Chapters address the research methodology and the categories of study, including labor force participation, salary differences, and academic careers. It is the intent of the panel that the findings be used to form a common basis for decision makers in academia, industry, and government to discuss whether the differences in career outcomes for women scientists and engineers are a matter of concern in their respective enterprises. (Author/JG)
Table of Contents:
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Executive summary
1. Introduction and overview
Introduction
History of the report
Structure of the report
Minority scientists
2. Data and methods
Fields
Data sources
Year of survey year of Ph.D, career year and synthetic cohorts
Variable descriptions
Statistical methods
3. Entry into science
Introduction
The pipeline to the Ph.D
Baccalaureate degrees
Doctoral degrees in science and engineering
Summary of degrees in science and engineering
Background characteristics of scientists and engineers
Marriage and family
Conclusions
4. Labor force participation
Introduction
The full time scientific and engineering labor force
The age of structure in science and engineering
Labor force participation
Explanations for differences in labor force participation
Years of work experience
Summary and conclusions
5. Sector of employment and work activity
Introduction
Sector of employment
Primary work activity
Summary
6. The academic career
Introduction
Full time employment in academia
The age structure in academia
Type of academic institutions
The academic ladder
Research productivity
The presence of women in academic positions
7. Gender differences in salary
Introduction
Gross gender differences in salary
Professional age and doctoral cohort
Field differences
Employment sector and primary work activity
Regression results
Salaries in industry and government
Salaries in academia
Summary
8. Conclusions and recommendations
Summary
Recommendations
The need for future research
Bibliography
Appendices
A. Carnegie classifications
B. Tables
C. Tables
D. Tables
E. Tables
Glossary
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| Description: 1 text (paperback) | Cost: $45.00 | Note: Other versions online at this url http://books.nap.edu/catalog/5363.html | ISBN: 978-0-309-05580-2 | |
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National Academies Press (NAP) Contributor(s):
| Author: National Research Council (NRC). Committee on Women in Science and Engineering. | | Editor: J Scott Long. |
Funding Agency:
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Specifications:
1 text (xxv, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.)
Record Created: 02/25/2002 Last Modified: 07/25/2005
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