Is There a Gendered Path to Tenure? A Multi-State Approach to Examine the Academic Trajectories of U.S. Doctoral Recipients in the Sciences

Webber, Karen L.; Canche, Manuel Gonzalez

doi:10.1007/s11162-018-9492-4

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“…This list is not intended to be exhaustive or to be a discussion of all of the relevant issues, or underlying mechanisms, affecting the future of women in psychological science. than men to apply for tenure-track positions in psychology (APA Committee on Women in Psychology, 2017;Webber & González Canché, 2018) and are overrepresented among adjunct professors and university administrators (APA, 2017).…”

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“…In the United States, some estimates indicate that 78% of undergraduates and 71% of graduate students in psychology are women ( National Science Foundation [NSF], National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics [NCSES], 2018 ). Following graduate or postdoctoral training, however, women are less likely than men to apply for tenure-track positions in psychology ( APA Committee on Women in Psychology, 2017 ; Webber & González Canché, 2018 ) and are overrepresented among adjunct professors and university administrators ( APA, 2017 ).…”

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“…Promotion and tenure rates. Longitudinal data indicate that historical gender gaps in promotion and tenure rates are closing or have closed in psychology in recent years (e.g., Ceci et al, 2014;Ginther & Kahn, 2014;Webber & González Canché, 2018). Ginther and Kahn (2014) found no gender differences in tenure rates for social science faculty who completed their doctorate degrees after 1999.…”

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The Future of Women in Psychological Science

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Mendle

Lindquist

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Perspect Psychol Sci

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There has been extensive discussion about gender gaps in representation and career advancement in the sciences. However, psychological science itself has yet to be the focus of discussion or systematic review, despite our field’s investment in questions of equity, status, well-being, gender bias, and gender disparities. In the present article, we consider 10 topics relevant for women’s career advancement in psychological science. We focus on issues that have been the subject of empirical study, discuss relevant evidence within and outside of psychological science, and draw on established psychological theory and social-science research to begin to chart a path forward. We hope that better understanding of these issues within the field will shed light on areas of existing gender gaps in the discipline and areas where positive change has happened, and spark conversation within our field about how to create lasting change to mitigate remaining gender differences in psychological science.

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The Future of Women in Psychological Science

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Mendle

Lindquist

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“…For example, in data from the USA and Canada, females outnumber males by approximately three to one in psychology graduate programs and comprise approximately half of neuroscience graduate programs, and have done so for more than a decade (Fowler et al, 2018; Stricker, 2003). In the USA, female early career scholars are less likely than males to apply for tenure-track positions (Webber & Gonzales Canché, 2018), however, they are equally as likely, and perhaps even more likely, to be hired when they do (Ginther & Kahn, 2014; National Research Council, 2010; Williams & Ceci, 2015). Female scholars, however, are under-represented among the ranks of full professors (Ginther & Kahn, 2014) and earn, on average, 88% of what their male peers in these roles do (National Science Foundation [NSF], 2018).…”

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Gender and geographical disparity in editorial boards of journals in psychology and neuroscience

Palser

Lazerwitz

Fotopoulou

2021

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While certain metrics of diversity have seen great improvement in recent years in academic psychology and neuroscience, unequal representation remains for many positions of power. Here, we reviewed publicly available information in order to infer the proportion of editors by gender and their country of affiliation in the top 50 journals worldwide in each of the two fields. The sample included a total of 2,864 editors for psychology journals and 3,093 editors for neuroscience journals. There was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of male and female editors in both fields, both across editorial roles, and within various role categories, including editor-in-chief and their deputies at neuroscience journals, associate and section editors in both fields, and editorial and advisory board members in both fields. The only category in which there was not a significant imbalance of male and female scholars was the editors-in-chief of psychology journals and their deputies. Geographically, USA-based academics significantly outnumbered those from other countries as editors in both psychology and neuroscience. Results also indicated that over three quarters of psychology journals (76%) were comprised of more than 50% male editors, while only 20% had a similar proportion of female editors. In neuroscience, 88% of journals were comprised of more than 50% male editors, while only 10% of journals included a similar, proportional majority of female editors. Findings suggest that editorial positions in academic journals, possibly one of the most powerful decision-making roles in academic psychology and neuroscience, are not balanced in gender or geographical representation.

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“…This may be due to the relatively regulated process of academic hiring in the UK. In addition, it could point to narrowing gender gaps in academia, at least in terms of acquiring tenure, as suggested by Webber and Canché (2018). Nevertheless, in aggregate terms, female doctoral graduates are significantly less likely to obtain a permanent position compared to their male peers.…”

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Gendered Career Pathways among Doctoral Graduates in the United Kingdom

Peri-Rotem

2019

Social Sciences

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While women form about half of PhD students in Western countries, previous studies have shown that female doctoral graduates are underrepresented in senior positions and have lower earnings compared to their male counterparts within and outside academia. Less is known however about the role of gender in determining the odds of securing a permanent position among doctorate recipients. In this study, we use data from the UK Doctoral Impact and Career Tracking Survey from 2013 to explore the career trajectories of doctoral graduates within seven to nine years after earning their degree. We find that in every observed time point following graduation (0.5, 3.5, and 7–9 years), men are significantly more likely to work in a permanent job than women are. Furthermore, gender gaps in permanent employment are particularly pronounced in the private sector and in non-academic occupations. Using a nested logistic regression model, we find that the higher propensity of female doctoral graduates to work in part-time employment compared to their male counterparts, in combination with other differential employment characteristics has cumulative negative implications on their likelihood of securing a permanent position.

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Is There a Gendered Path to Tenure? A Multi-State Approach to Examine the Academic Trajectories of U.S. Doctoral Recipients in the Sciences

Cited by 18 publications

References 57 publications

The Future of Women in Psychological Science

The Future of Women in Psychological Science

Gender and geographical disparity in editorial boards of journals in psychology and neuroscience

Gendered Career Pathways among Doctoral Graduates in the United Kingdom

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