Project Scope

This project assesses gender differences in the careers of science, engineering, and mathematics faculty, focusing on four-year institutions of higher education that award Bachelor’s and graduate degrees.  The study builds on the previous work of the Committee on Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) of the National Research Council, and examines issues such as faculty hiring, promotion, tenure, and allocation of institutional resources including laboratory space. 

The NRC has assembled an expert committee with various levels of scientific, engineering, and mathematics expertise, encompassing a wide variety of backgrounds and viewpoints within academia and industry to bring a full spectrum of experience to the committee. The proposed members have expertise in their chosen fields as well as demonstrated accomplishment in issues pertaining to gender, faculty, science, engineering, and math. 

Related Reports: The GAO released a report in July 2004 regarding federal agency compliance with Title IX. Congress asked the GAO to assess compliance with Title IX in regards to mathematics, engineering, and science.

View this report: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04639.pdf

View Gender Studies Reports at Research 1 Institutions

Meetings & Events

Public Briefing on Gender Differences Report
June 2, 2009
View Invitation
October 6-7, 2005
February 17-18, 2005
September 28-29, 2004
May 25-26, 2004
January 29-30, 2004 (Agenda) 

Reports

Report forthcoming.

Membership

Claude Canizares, Co-Chair
Vice President for Research and Associate Provost and Bruno Rossi Professor of Experimental Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sally Shaywitz, Co-Chair
Audrey Ratner Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Yale Center for Dyslexia, Creativity and Other Learning Attributes
Co-Director, Yale Center for the Study of Learning, Reading, and Attention
Yale University School of Medicine.

Linda Abriola
Dean of Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tufts University

Jane Buikstra
Professor of Bioarchaeology
Director, Center for Bioarchaeological Research
Arizona State University School of Human Evolution and Social Change

Alicia Carriquiry
Professor of Statistics
Iowa State University

Ronald Ehrenberg
Director, Cornell Higher Education Research Institute
Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics
Cornell University

Joan Girgus
Professor of Psychology 
Special Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty for matters concerning gender equity
Princeton University

Arleen Leibowitz
Professor of Public Policy
School of Public Affairs
University of California at Los Angeles

Thomas N. Taylor
Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor
Senior Curator of the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center
University of Kansas

Lilian Wu
Director of University Relations
International Business Machines

Committee Member Biographies 

Sponsors