Fig. 3.

Estimated average values, commitment to finishing degree and staying in chemistry by prestige/size of department and gender, controlling for other individual and departmental variables. Note: Commitment was measured on a 3-point scale, with 3 indicating strongest commitment. Mean values estimated from results of the best-fitting mixed-model regression and included controls for identification as URM, years in the graduate program, marital status, value attached to a high-paying job, value attached to a job allowing time for family and other interests, quality of advisor, and presence of URM faculty in the department. Within all departments both men and women students reported greater commitment when they also reported more supportive advisors. Horizontal line is the average scale score for all students. Thirty percent of the students (183 women and 225 men) were in the 50 departments in the bottom half of the prestige/size distribution of departments; 32% (206 women and 239 men) in the 25 departments in the second quartile; and 38% (264 women and 258 men) in the 25 departments in the highest quartile. Additional details in SI Appendix.