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TCNJ Advancement Program (TAP)
Equity at a Highly Selective Public PUIPUI
Diane C. BatesAssociate Professor of SociologyThe College of New [email protected]
The College of New Jersey
Estimated workload of “teacher-scholars”All TCNJ Faculty Women Faculty
Scholarly output in past 3 yearsOutput
STEM/SBE Other
Mean
Articles/chapters 3.86 3.86 3.86Books* 1.10 1.46 1.30Presentations 5.75 5.40 5.50Internal grants* 2.41 1.75 2.05External Grants^ 1.53 1.29 1.40Other 1.29 1.95 1.55
*p<.01^p=.051
TAP•Mentorship Initiative•Professional Development Initiative•Family-friendly Initiatives•Social Science Initiative
▫Faculty database▫Gender Equity Interviews and Surveys▫Pre- and Post- Climate Surveys
Is the public, PUI environment friendlier for women in science?In many ways, yes.In some ways, no.
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School/Department
% Female PhDs, 1995
% Female PhDs, 2006
% Female PhDs, 2011
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% FemaleTCNJ
AY 2009-10
N in 2011-12
% Female TCNJ
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Social and Behavioral Sciences Economics 22.3 30.0 34.4 7 42.9 7 42.9 Political Science 32.9 41.3 43.1 6 50.0 6 33.3 Psychology 66.7 68.0 72.1 19 63.2 18 61.1 Sociology & Anthropology 52.9 63.7 60.53 7 57.1 6 66.7 Engineering Biomedical Engineering -- -- 37.2 2 50.0 3 33.3 Civil Engineering 11.3 23.2 23.1 4 25.0 3 33.3 Computer/Electrical Eng.3 9.7 13.4 16.0 5 0.0 4 0.0 Mechanical Engineering 7.4 12.3 13.8 10 30.0 9 33.3 Science Biology 42.2 48.8 52.2 18 27.8 15 33.3 Chemistry 28.2 34.0 37.8 10 50.0 11 54.5 Computer Science 15.1 19.8 18.6 8 50.0 6 50.0 Mathematics & Statistics4 20.6 27.1 28.6 22 45.5 22 45.5 Physics 13.0 15.0 18.0 7 28.6 9 22.2 All NSF-supported disciplines 130 41.5 123 41.5 Total TCNJ 329 48.9 318 49.7
[1] http://www.nsf.gov/statistics[2] TAP Faculty Database (2009-2010)3 PhD data for all Electrical Engineering PhD.s, including Computer Engineering for NSF data4 PhD data for all Mathematics PhD.s, including Mathematical Statistics for NSF data
Gender by cohortAll TCNJ STEM at TCNJ
Climate Survey• Electronic survey with three follow-ups sent to full-time tenured
and tenure-track faculty on campus during Fall 2012 semester
• 216/318 responded (67.92%), although only 198 actually completed the survey (62.26%)
• Survey respondents generally match population by discipline, although slight overrepresentation of respondents from the sciences (44.1% in sample, 38.6% in population) and underrepresentation from professional disciplines (22.9% in sample, 28.0% in population)
• Survey respondents generally match population by rank, with the largest difference being among associate professors (48.6% of sample, 45.0% in population)
Climate in Department and at CollegeDepartment Climate College Climate
Department ClimateDepartment Climate Indexes
Index details• Positive climate index (alpha = .917)
1. I am treated with respect by colleagues.2. I feel that my colleagues value my research.3. I feel like I “fit” in my department.4. Colleagues in my department regularly solicit my opinion about work-related
matters (such as teaching, research, and service).5. I have received positive feedback about my research from department colleagues.6. Faculty in my department recognize the contributions I make to my field.7. I would be happy to spend the rest of my career in this department.8. It would take a lot to get me to leave this department.
• Collegiality index (alpha = .886)1. Faculty in my department are supportive of one another.2. Faculty in my department are sometimes rude to one another. (Reverse coded)3. Faculty in my department enjoy working together.4. Tension among faculty in my department makes working here uncomfortable.
(Reverse coded)5. Faculty in my department spend time to get to know one another.
• Negative climate index (alpha = .824)
1. I feel excluded from an informal network in my department.2. I have to work harder than my departmental colleagues to be perceived as a
legitimate scholar.3. I do a great deal of work that is not formally recognized by my department.4. I encounter unwritten rules concerning how one is expected to interact with
colleagues.5. I feel isolated in my department.
• Transparency index (alpha = .924): 1. I feel I can voice my opinions openly in my department.2. Major decisions are made with adequate input from the faculty.3. It is clear how resources (e.g., space, funded research assistants, etc.) are
allocated.4. Major decisions are made and implemented with adequate explanation.5. It is clear how teaching assignments are made.6. It is clear how committee assignments are determined.7. My department operates in a transparent way.
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Gender and Time To RankYears from Hire to
Associate Years from Hire to Full
Satisfaction with Promotion Process
N = 158
Satisfaction with Work-Family BalanceMeans by Discipline Medians by Discipline
Parenting ObligationsYoung Children (0-5) School-Aged Children (5-
18)
Caregiver ObligationsObligations to Children Obligations to Elderly,
Chronically Ill, and/or Disabled
The Two-Body Problem
Geography of Family Influence:Did having a spouse/partner in the area affect your decision to…
Apply to TCNJ? Accept at TCNJ?
So is our public, PUI friendlier?•Better than the pipeline (in most cases)•Perceptions of climate do not vary by
gender•Promotion process does not vary by gender,
objectively or subjectively•Work-Family balance remains a problem•Women have greater caregiver obligations•Dual career issues are critical for women in
science
Thanks to…• TAP Team:
▫ Elizabeth Borland, Sociology & Anthropology▫ Karen Clark, Mathematics & Statistics▫ Lisa Grega, Mechanical Engineering▫ Jeff Osborn, Dean of Science▫ Amanda Norvell, Biology▫ Rita Patel, TAP Program Director▫ Suriza van der Sandt, Mathematics & Statistics▫ Shaun Wiley, Psychology▫ Karen Yan, Mechanical Engineering
• TAP External Evaluator:▫ Laura Kramer, Montclair Statue University (Emerita)
• Climate Survey ADVANCE Collaborators▫ Catherine Berheide, Skidmore College▫ Christina Falci and Julia McQuillan, University of Nebraska -
Lincoln• Undergraduate Research Assistant:
▫ Hana Paster• Climate Survey Undergraduate Student Researchers:
▫ Jenna Benjamin▫ Jaclyn Bennett▫ Kyle Hogan▫ Lauren Kaplan▫ Christian Mercado▫ Kathryn Ratcliff