Gender Issues Among Academic AMS Members: Comparisons with the 1993 Membership Survey

Women in Academic Atmospheric Sciences

“…This study's findings suggest a small growth in women's representation in academic atmospheric sci ences, relative to the findings of two prior studies-one using 2002 AGI data and the other using 2005 AMS membership survey data (Flolmes and O'Connell 2003;Tucker et al 2009). Our analysis of 34 atm ospheric sciences doctorate-granting departments revealed that women represented 17% of tenure-track or tenured faculty members.…”

“…A strength of this study is that we collected data from a larger and more representative sample of atmospheric sciences faculty members and gradu ate students than previous studies (e.g., Avallone et al 2013;Tucker et al 2009). By using depart ment websites as the source of information about atmospheric sciences faculty members, this study overcame the response-rate limitation associated with survey methods as well as the sample-selectivity limitation associated with using professional organi zations' membership samples.…”

“…One such clue from this study is that upon completion of the doctorate, women were significantly less likely than men to take a position in academia, consistent with findings from other studies of atmospheric sciences (Tucker et al 2009;Winkler et al 1996) as well as other sciences (see, e.g., Newsome 2008 for chemistry). Clues from both this study and other sources, however, suggest that reaching a balanced representation of women and men in atmospheric sci ences academia may be a distant-future proposition.…”

“…Based on this study's findings and those of related studies (e.g., Holmes et al 2008;Tucker et al 2009), the forecast is of a persisting scarcity of women among faculty in atmospheric sciences doctoral programs. This information is important because a robust and diverse cadre of doctoral-level scientists is critical to a scientific field's vitality and creativity.…”