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. 2024 Apr 2;19(4):e0301285. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301285

Table 3. Average ratings with standard deviations in parentheses.

2017 2022
STEM Non-STEM STEM Non-STEM
Women (SD) Men (SD) Women (SD) Men (SD) Women (SD) Men (SD) Women (SD) Men (SD)
Overall stressa 2.80 (.51) 2.62 (.60) 2.76 (.58) 2.62 (.60) 2.88 (.58) 2.52 (.61) 2.77 (.61) 2.66 (.73)
General Climate
    Good climate for women 3.78 (1.17) 4.15 (.90) 4.15 (.90) 4.32 (1.72) 3.55 (1.04) 4.28 (.95) 3.78 (1.06) 4.05 (.87)
    Difficulty retaining women 2.43 (1.10) 2.48 (1.21) 2.02 (.95) 1.88 (.81) 2.83 (1.08) 2.13 (1.15) 2.40 (1.00) 2.83 (1.18)
    Serious about treating men and women equally 3.79 (1.03) 4.07 (1.05) 3.98 (1.10) 4.15 (1.10) 3.58 (1.10) 4.21 (.91) 3.78 (.99) 4.03 (1.06)
    Women must work harder to be seen as competent 2.72 (1.42) 1.82 (1.12) 2.43 (1.38) 1.72 (1.04) 3.36 (1.28) 1.98 (1.23) 2.82 (1.42) 2.21 (1.23)
    Women faculty with young children considered less committed 2.57 (1.25) 1.77 (1.04) 2.37 (1.30) 1.82 (1.12) 3.07 (1.28) 1.74 (1.08) 2.62 (1.32) 2.10 (1.14)
    Men faculty with young children considered less committed 2.09 (.99) 1.95 (1.17) 1.93 (1.02) 1.91 (1.12) 2.00 (.99) 1.84 (1.05) 1.95 (.91) 2.15 (1.24)
Student Behavior
    Treat women faculty differently than mena 2.70 (1.08) 2.15 (1.06) 2.70 (.92) 2.47 (.92) 3.06 (.91) 2.14 (1.12) 2.92 (.86) 2.79 (1.07)
    Respect women faculty less than mena 2.65 (1.07) 2.10 (1.02) 2.61 (.94) 2.38 (.95) 2.86 (.94) 2.00 (1.10) 2.81 (.92) 2.61 (1.10)
Leadership/Influence
    Most faculty as comfortable with woman department chair as man 3.57 (1.14) 4.08 (1.00) 4.12 (1.04) 4.42 (.98) 3.56 (1.24) 4.40 (.92) 3.95 (1.15) 4.28 (.92)
    Women less likely to have department influence 2.36 (1.56) 1.97 (1.13) 2.08 (1.06) 1.64 (.97) 2.61 (1.26) 1.74 (.90) 2.57 (1.21) 1.98 (.98)
    Effort made to promote women to leadership 3.24 (.99) 3.46 (.99) 3.78 (.98) 3.77 (.97) 3.50 (1.13) 3.96 (1.06) 3.87 (1.01) 4.12 (.86)
    Men more likely to be involved in informal networks 2.74 (1.04) 2.15 (1.04) 2.56 (1.03) 2.20 (1.11) 2.91 (1.27) 2.08 (1.10) 2.62 (1.12) 2.18 (1.11)
Tenure/Promotion
    Tenure decision criteria applied the same way to women and men 3.72 (1.10) 4.39 (.84) 4.18 (1.00) 4.44 (.89) 3.46 (1.29) 4.66 (.66) 3.94 (1.9) 4.18 (1.03)
    Promotion decision criteria applied the same way to women and men 3.88 (1.41) 4.55 (.80) 4.19 (1.23) 4.53 (.88) 3.40 (1.43) 4.62 (.90) 4.00 (1.43) 4.31 (1.17)

Ratings on a 5-point scale except where indicated.

aRated on a 4-point scale

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