University Leaders and the Public Agenda
Talking About Women and Diversity in STEM Fields
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4864352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lindsey Hopewell (George Mason University), Connie L Mcneely (0000-0002-4292-8195, George Mason University), Erik W Kuiler (0009-0004-6896-2051, George Mason University), Jong‐on Hahm (George Mason University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 589-607 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2009.00407.x |
| OpenAlex | W2072118829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
We undertake an investigation of public statements and pronouncements from leaders at various universities to gain insight into institutional values and environments relative to women and their participation and advancement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and other disciplinary fields. Employing content analysis techniques to focus on terminological use and keyword interdependencies in these speeches, our findings indicate that, while gender equality is addressed as a separate topic in its own right, university leaders raise issues of gender in the context of STEM participation primarily in conjunction only with other topics. As expected, the data also support arguments suggesting diversity in general as an important goal espoused in the rhetoric of university representatives. Questions remain, however, concerning whether these speeches presage concrete institutional commitments and responses relative to the achievement of diversity, gender equality, and gender equity in the STEM professoriate
Content analysis · Discipline · Gender equity · Interdependence · Political science · Public relations · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · Career Development and Diversity · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2017 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |