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Women and Men Faculty in Academic Science and Engineering

Social-Organizational Indicators and Implications

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ID3758236
AuthorsM F Fox (0000-0001-6058-6435, Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume53
Issue7
Pages997-1012
Publication date2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764209356234
OpenAlexW1988107442
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited34

Drawing on recent survey data of women and men faculty in doctoral-granting departments in computer science, engineering, and science fields in nine highly ranked research universities, this article depicts four key social-organizational features of work, as reported by women and men respondents: frequency of speaking with faculty about research in home unit, ratings of aspects of position and department, characterizations of departmental climates, and levels of interference experienced with work and family.The article points to (a) the ways in which these features of work are consequential for significant status in academic science and engineering; (b) the ways in which experiences with these features vary for women and men faculty; and (c) the ways that institutional practices and policies, reflecting these features, may be improved toward greater equity for the full participation and status of both women and men in academic science and engineering

Engineering ethics · Equity (law) · Gender equity · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Science and engineering · Social science · Sociology · Unit (ring theory) · Women in science · Work (physics) · Career Development and Diversity · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology

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Unique citing works53
Citations per year3,31
Citation span2010 - 2026 (17)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 51

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