Table 3. Average ratings with standard deviations in parentheses.
2017 | 2022 | |||||||
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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