Gender and Clarity of Evaluation among Academic Scientists in Research Universities

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ID5337519
AuthorsM F Fox (0000-0001-6058-6435, Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume40
Issue4
Pages487-515
Publication date2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0162243914564074
OpenAlexW2062799678
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited44

This article addresses a telling issue in academic science: the clarity of criteria for tenure and promotion reported by women and men faculty in scientific fields. Data from faculty surveyed in nine US research universities point to ways that formal and informal organizational indicators predict the clarity of evaluation reported by women and men. Unexpected patterns occur by gender. Among men, both formal and informal organizational indicators, as well as field, predict their reported clarity of evaluation. Among women, however, only informal organizational indicators, namely, frequency of speaking with faculty about research and departmental climate, are significant predictors. Further, overall, informal indicators are stronger predictors of clarity than are formal indicators, and some field differences occur. These findings have implications for national and regional science policies and for the practices and policies of universities

CLARITY · Political science · Public relations · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · scientometrics and bibliometrics research

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