Keeping Pace, but Not Catching Up

Autor/in	Branch-Brioso, Karen
Titel	Keeping Pace, but Not Catching Up
Quelle	In: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 26 (2009) 2, S.16 (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5411
Schlagwörter	Tenure; Women Faculty; College Faculty; Sex Fairness; Personnel Selection; Diversity (Faculty) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Fakultät; Sexualaufklärung; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung
Abstract	Women's numbers in coveted tenure positions and leadership posts--while growing--still lag behind those of men. From the implementation of family-friendly policies to aggressive diversity initiatives, many universities are trying to change that. The American Association of University Professors reported in a 2006 study that women are being hired at higher numbers into nontenure-track positions where their prospects for promotion and salary hikes are limited. UC Davis Professor of Law Emerita Martha S. West, who enlisted a state senator to pressure university administrators to address the problem, says the hiring of women faculty hasn't kept pace with the increases in women earning doctorates--often a prerequisite for a faculty post. Many universities are trying to change the approach by providing mentors and allowing faculty to stop the tenure clock to care for a new addition to the family. At the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the push for diversity has come from many directions. The National Science Foundation, through its ADVANCE program, is aiming to change the climate that has created obstacles for women in science and engineering posts. The ADVANCE program has awarded grants to 37 universities since 2001, to help universities identify problem areas and try to resolve them. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10