From:http://www.womensenews.org/index.cfm
Top Schools Are Pursuing Pledge to Redress Bias
By Martha Downs - WEnews correspondent(WOMENSENEWS). . .
In January, nine major research universities jointly acknowledged
unintended barriers to the advancement of women faculty. The group included
presidents and provosts of some of the most respected schools in the
country. Meeting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, they
committed to collecting quantitative data on faculty salaries, lab space
and opportunities to move into university administration. They also agreed
to interview female faculty about departmental climates and obstacles. . .
The organizers, wanting to keep the number of participants manageable,
chose the original nine universities because they had research programs
comparable to MIT's. In addition to MIT, they included Harvard University,
Princeton University, University of Michigan, Yale University, University
of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, California Institute of
Technology and University of Pennsylvania. Since January, the University of
Arizona and Cornell University have asked to join the list...
Related Women's Enews articles:
Another Top School Vows to End Bias in Faculty (4/17/01): -
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/519/
Women Losing Ground in Engineering, Technology (7/22/01): -
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/473/
For more information:
University of Michigan Institute for Research on Women and Gender: -
http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/
National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program: -
http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/advance/
Report: "Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science,
Engineering and Technology?" National Council for Research on Women: -
http://www.ncrw.o
University of California hiring audit: -
http://www.bsa.ca.gov/bsa/summaries/2000131s.html
Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science,
Engineering, and Technology Development: -
http://www.nsf.gov/od/cawmset/start.htm
Linda Purrington
<lpurring@earthlink.net>
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