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Does Using Gender-Neutral Language Impact Stereotypes of Women in Leadership Positions?
A new study led by Allison M.N. Archer of the University of Houston and co-authored by Cindy D. Kam of Vanderbilt University in Nashville examined the effects of using gender-neutral language such as “chair” versus traditional terms such as “chairman.”
How to Close the Gender Gap in the Cybersecurity Workforce
A joint study by Boston Consulting Group and The Global Cybersecurity Forum finds that women still only make up a quarter of the workforce in the field of cybersecurity. And the global cybersecurity workforce would need to grow by 80 percent to meet the current demand. The report outlines a number of strategies to close the gender gap and satisfy the demand for more workers in the field.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New University Assignments
Taking on new faculty roles are Debra Bangasser at Georgia State University, Leah Lowe at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Jennifer Simmons at the University of Mississippi, Belle Rose Ragins at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Charmaine A. Nelson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Heather Ross at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Tara Righetti is the inaugural Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies at the University of Wyoming. Laurens Steed was appointed to the John and Gloria Goering Professorship in Family & Private Business at the University of Cincinnati and Shoshana Keller was appointed the William R. Kenan Professor of History at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
Pomona College in California Has Promoted Five Women Faculty Members
The five women who received promotions were Lisa Anne Auerbach in art, Amanda L. Hollis-Brusky in politics, April J. Mayes in history, Carolyn Ratteray in theater, and Kyla Wazana Tompkins in English and gender and women’s studies.
Jane Barnsteiner Named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursinig
Dr. Barnsteiner is professor emerita at the School of Nursing of the University of Pennsylvania. She previously served as director of nursing for translational research at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and as director of nursing practice and research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
How Higher Education Contributes to Occupational Segregation by Gender in the United States
Students entering postsecondary institutions already are segregated across fields of study by gender. For example, about 6 percent of male students entering college intend to major in computer science, compared to 1 percent of women. Some 12 percent of entering male students plan to major in engineering compared to 2 percent of entering women students.
Sara Quay Is the New Provost at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts
For the past 25 years, Dr. Quay has worked at Endicott, first as assistant dean of Arts & Sciences, then as dean of the School of Education and director of the Endicott Scholars program. In 2021, she was named the inaugural vice provost where she had oversight of the Office of International Education, the Office of Career & Internship, Halle Library, the registrar, and Endicott’s assessment initiatives.
Study Finds That Gender-Balanced Research Teams Produce the Most-Novel and Most-Cited Papers
The authors analyzed 6.6 million papers in 15,000 journals published across the medical sciences since 2000. The study found that the “best” papers were the ones where the authors had the highest level of gender diversity. This effect held true for small and large teams, in 45 subfields of medicine, and women- or men-led teams for published papers in all science fields over the last 20 years.
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry Has Selected Lily Garcia as Its New Dean
Dr. Garcia currently serves as dean and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine. Prior to UNLV, she served as associate dean for education at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, as well as other leadership roles – division head and department chair at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and department chair at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
How Cultural Beliefs Impact the Gender Pay Gap for Executives Worldwide
Researchers found that compensation is greater, and the gender pay gap is smaller, in societies that believe women are entitled to an equal education, encourage women’s contributions to the workforce, and value hard work and individual autonomy. They found the opposite holds true for countries with more dogmatic dominant religions and a greater tolerance for institutional corruption and bribery.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
In Memoriam: Sherry F. Colb, 1966-2022
Professor Colb came to Cornell Law School in 2008 from the Rutgers University School of Law. She was a scholar and prolific writer on constitutional criminal procedure, animal rights, and sexual equality
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Universities
Taking on new titles or roles are Kelly Hammond at the University of Arkansas, Krystyn J. Van Vliet at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Dawn Bragg at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Amy E. Keating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tiffany Steele at the University of Rochester in New York, and Deb Welsh at the University of Tennessee.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education
The new deans are Kaveri Subrahmanyam at the University of North Florida, Jerri Haynes at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Valery Forbes at Florida Atlantic University, and Janekia Mitchell at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama.
Four Women Scholars Share the Presidential Recognition Award From the Association for Women in Mathematics
The four women mathematicians sharing the award are Erica J. Graham, an associate professor of mathematics at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Raegan Higgins, an associate professor of mathematics at Texas Tech University, Candice Price, an associate professor of mathematics and statistics at Smith College in North Hampton, Massachusetts, and Shelby Wilson, a senior professional at the Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Swarthmore College’s Farha Ghannam Honored by the American Anthropological Association
Farha Ghannam, the Eugene Lang Research Professor of Anthropology at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, recently received the American Anthropological Association’s 2022 Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in Anthropology. The award is given to one individual each year who has impacted the discipline of anthropology through outstanding teaching and inspiring their students.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships at the University of Chicago
Colleen M. Grogan has been named the Deborah R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor in the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Her research focuses on health policy and politics with a primary focus on the U.S. health care system and its complex entitlement programs. She is the author of Healthy Voices/ […]
Study Finds That Stress Impacts Mental Health Well-Being of Women College Students More Than Their Male Peers
The authors of this study found a significant correlation between perceived academic stress and poor mental well-being in all the students, but most acutely in those who are nonbinary, female, or who were in the second year of a four-year program. Nonbinary students reported the highest stress levels and worst psychological well-being, followed by female students.
Could a Shorter Workweek Help Eliminate the Gender Wage Gap?
Melanie Wasserman, an assistant professor at UCLA, set out to find whether women in the early stages of their careers were choosing careers based on the time requirements and, if so, what this meant for achieving wage parity. Some researchers suggest a significant part of the remaining gender wage gap is due to men taking higher-paying jobs that require longer hours with less flexibility.
Women Physicians Refer Fewer Women Patients to Intensive Care Than Male Doctors
According to the findings, female physicians admitted approximately 20 percent fewer of their female patients to the intensive care unit than did male physicians, and 12 percent fewer female patients than male patients to the intensive cardiac care unit. Researchers found that this gender bias seems to occur most often when female doctors are recommending treatment for critically ill women.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new titles or roles are Georgia Perakis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tara T. Green at the University of Houston, Leah Lowe at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Amanda Pintore at Arizona State University, Belle Rose Ragins at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Amanda McLeroy at the University of Rochester in New York, and Danielle Graham at the University of Arkansas.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Selected for Endowed Professorships
The four women who have been named to endowed chairs are Cynthia E. Rogers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Jane Springer at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Joya Misra at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Kish Parella at the Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.
The International Literacy Association Honors Tanya Wright of Michigan State University
The Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award from the International Literacy Association recognizes a teacher in higher education who exemplifies outstanding teaching of reading and reading methods and who is an innovative leader, mentor, and scholar within the field of literacy education.
Census Report Documents the Gender Wealth Gap in Households Led by Single Individuals
At all age levels, households led by a single woman have less wealth than households led by a single man. But the gender gap decreases with age. The largest gap was for households led by a single woman under the age of 35. They had median wealth that was less than one fifth of the median wealth of families headed by a single man under the age of 35.
New Report Examines The Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on Student Loan Debt for Women
A new study by the Center for Responsible Lending finds that women carry about two-thirds of the $1.7 trillion of federal student loan debt. The findings indicate the widespread disruption in employment due to the pandemic has had on women, their families, and their finances. The worst outcomes have disproportionately harmed women of color.
A Check-Up on the Progress of Women in Academic Radiology
In 2019, women were more than 51 percent of all students enrolling in U.S. medical schools. But women were only 27 percent of all residents in radiology. Although progress has been made, women remained vastly underrepresented in radiology faculty at U.S. medical schools.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at State Universities
The new deans are Kathryn Sloan at the University of Arkansas, Emily Frazier at North Dakota State University, Joi Spencer at the University of California, Riverside, Michelle Clare at the University of Cincinnati, Ethel Scurlock at the University of Mississippi, Whitney Nash at Georgia Southern University, Lisa Owens-Jackson at North Carolina A&T State University, and Elizabeth Yakel at the University of Michigan.
