The University of Washington Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education released a report today titled, Final Equal Footing for Women in the Social Science Careers? outlining the findings of a survey of women in the social sciences -- anthropology, communication, geography, history, political science and sociology. Women are on par with men in terms of likelihood to enter the professoriate right out of graduate school. However, 6 to 10 years out of graduate school men are more likely to be in a tenure-track job.
From my perspective, the reason for this disparity is clear -- women leave the professoriate to start a family. There are many studies that point to the difficulties that women face in attempting to balance work and family in academe (not to mention some of the stories that are shared on this blog). What does it take for women to succeed in the professoriate and also have a family?
For a brief article on this report, go to Insidehighered.
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