In 2001, I became the first tenured female faculty member ever in Yale’s physics department. Throughout my 30 years as a physicist, being the only woman in the room has been the norm. Women fill more than half of the jobs in the U.S. economy
Women cluster in certain fields, according to a study of millions of journal articles, while men get more credit. Read More
Being overlooked for promotion, racial discrimination and intimidating insitutional environments are daunting challenges for women academics. Read More
Last week I attended the launch of the research report: Focus on the pipeline – Engaging the full potential of female middle managers by everywoman and Alexander Mann Solutions, hosted by BBC Academy. The event brought together representatives from a variety of industries, and roles –
For many years, we’ve known intuitively that having women in top leadership positions means superior organizational performance. Today, a body of data from prestigious research organizations documents the positive impact women leaders have on their organizations. Read More
As one of five men in a remarkable class of 40 people on Gender and Peacebuilding (http://www.usip.org/education-training/courses/gender-and-peacebuilding), I posed several questions to the women on how men can help women achieve greater involvement, participation, representation in the areas of governance, civil society leadership, and social
The US economic recovery is tepid at best, with growth in short supply. At the same time, progress on gender diversity has stalled, with the number of women in senior roles plateauing. Solving the second challenge can help the first. Fully engaging women in the
In an effort to map the shape of the dual career challenge, the Clayman Institute for Research on Gender at Stanford University did a survey of 30,000 faculty at 13 universities. The study was headed by Londa Schiebinger, Andrea Henderson, and Shannon Gilmartin. When academics
Marriage appears to speed up the advancement of male historians but slow down that of female historians, according to new data from the American Historical Association. The new study by Robert B. Townsend, deputy director of the AHA comes from a survey of 2,240 associate
The academic job market is an exercise in captivity, and I am still its prisoner. To some extent I’ve ensured my place in this life by acceding to the terms of academe. I’ve defended my dissertation, and so I’ve unofficially transformed myself from Eunice Williams,