Sorry for so many posts at once... The Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT The March 1999 issue of the MIT Faculty Newsletter contained a study of women faculty in science and the effect of contemporary gender discrimination. In 1994, three tenured women faculty in the School of Science undertook through surveys to determine whether gender had made a difference in their career paths and options. Their polling turned out easier than expected, as then there were only 15 tenured women faculty members, compared with 194 men - figures that had remained essentially unchanged for 20 years. The diligent report offers in-depth analysis as to the causes of gender inequality in the areas of salary, advancement opportunity, and peer recognition as well as potential solutions. The report pessimistically expects the lack of women and minorities in the hiring pipeline to continue. http://web.mit.edu/fnl/women/Fnlwomen.htm <http://web.mit.edu/fnl/women/Fnlwomen.htm>
