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Increased Access to Collaborative Learning Classrooms Could Help Close the Gender Gap in STEM Fields
A new study from researchers at the University of Kansas found women preferred active learning classrooms as opposed to traditional lectures. Increased accessibility to such learning environments could be a key to ensuring there are welcoming places for women where they can engage with instructors and peers while they learn, stay enrolled, and move on to careers in STEM fields.
In Memoriam: Laura Mays Hoopes
An avid advocate for women in science, Dr. Hoopes served as Pomona College’s vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college from 1993 to 1998. She was the first scientist and woman appointed dean of the college at Pomona.
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.
Two Women Academics Are Among the Seven 2021 Doris Duke Artists
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation recently announced the seven 2021 Doris Duke Artists, each receiving an award of $275,000. Among the winners are Kris Davis, associate program director of creative development at the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice in Boston and Cynthia Oliver,a professor of dance at the University of Illinois.
New Assignments for Five Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new duties are Debra Pile in the School of Nursing at Wichita State University in Kansas, Deidre Pierson at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Colleen Clark at the University of South Carolina, Cynthia Breazeal at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Pamela Pike at Louisiana State University.
Gemma Reguera Recognized for Her Efforts to Advance Women in the Field of Microbiology
Gemma Reguera, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at Michigan State University, received the 2022 Alice C. Evans Award from the American Society for Microbiology for her outstanding contributions toward the full participation and advancement of women in the microbial sciences.
Mary Frances Berry Wins the Lewis Award for History and Social Justice From the American Historical Association
The Lewis Prize is offered annually to recognize a historian for leadership and sustained engagement at the intersection of historical work, public culture, and social justice. The prize is named in memory of John Lewis, the civil rights icon who represented Georgia in the United States House of Representatives for 34 years.
The Gender Gaps in Graduate Degree Awards in Some Specific Disciplines Are Huge
In the 2019-20 academic year, women made up nearly 81 percent of all master’s degree recipients in health science fields and more than 80 percent of all master’s degree recipients in public administration. But women earned just 27.8 percent of all master’s degrees in engineering fields and 35 percent of all master’s degrees in mathematics and computer science.
Georgetown University Report Examines the Status of Women in the 50 States and Around the World
The report uses a series of indicators to assess the status of women including legal discrimination against women, intimate partner violence, education, employment, financial inclusion, parliamentary representation, cellphone use, and other factors. Norway was rated the best country for women and Massachusetts the best state.
Two Women Scholars Named Poet Laureates of Their Home States
Maryfrances Wagner, a retired English professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, is the new poet laureate of the state of Missouri and Ashley M. Jones who teaches at Converse College in South Carolina and the Alabama School of Fine Arts was named poet laureate of the state of Alabama.
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.
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Vassar College
The four women appointed to endowed chairs at Vassar College are Eve Dunbar, a professor of English, Shona Tucker, professor and chair of the drama department, Myra Hughey, an assistant professor of biology, and Michele Tugade, a professor of psychological sciences.
Women’s Enrollments in Graduate School Held Steady After the Onset of the Pandemic
New data from the Council on Graduate Schools women shows women were only 29.3 percent of all first-time graduate students in engineering. Women were 33.6 percent of all first-time graduate students in mathematics and computer science, down from 34.6 percent in 2019.
Study Shows How Evaluators’ Gender Biases Can Be Reduced
In ratings on Yelp, women restaurant servers were more likely than men to receive just one star in approval ratings and were less likely than men to get the highest five-star rating. But the authors found that among Yelp reviewers who had received an “Elite” designation, the gender gap in their reviews became smaller.
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.
Karen Tei Yamashita to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From the National Book Foundation
Professor Yamashita is the author of eight books and numerous plays. She currently serves as professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she has taught literature and creative writing since 1997.
Evidence That Women’s Scholarly Production Was Slowed More Than Men During the Early Pandemic
The analysis of more than 63,000 manuscripts submitted to 11 leading biomedical journals found that prior to the pandemic women were 46 percent of first authors on papers submitted to these journals. Women were 37.1 percent of first authors for COVID-related manuscripts during the pandemic but only 29.4 percent of the authors during the initial six months of the global crisis.
The Lack of Gender Diversity in Climate Change Research
Several recent studies have shown that women are only a small percentage of the leading researchers in climate change, according to the number of published research appears and citations of published scholarly work.
Women Archaeologists Negatively Impacted by the Pandemic More Than Their Male Peers
A new study led by Julie Hoggarth, an associate professor of anthropology at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, surveyed a large group of professional archaeologists on their experiences of job loss; economic, workload, research and training impacts; and changes in personal responsibilities after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two Women Who Have Been Appointed to Positions as College Provosts
Jan Roberts-Breslin, dean of graduate and professional studies, will take up the role of interim provost and vice president of academic affairs at Emerson College in Boston and Damara Hightower Mitchell was promoted to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina.
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.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to New Positions in the Academic World
Taking on new assignments are at the University of Wisconsin, Julie Wolter at the University of Montana, Janet Chen at Princeton University in New Jersey, Jennifer Karas Montez at Syracuse University in New York, and Kathy Yelick at the University of California, Berkeley.
St. Catherine University Scholar Wins the Teaching Literature Book Award
Tarshia Stanley, dean of the division of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, and professor of English at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been selected as the winner of the Teaching Literature Book Award, an international prize for the best book on teaching literature at the college level. The award is presented biennially by the graduate faculty in English at Idaho State University.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions in Higher Education
The five women appointed to endowed positions are Eneida Mendonca of Indiana University, Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz at the University of Iowa, Emily Greenwood at Princeton University in New Jersey, Jennifer Siegel at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Rachael Gordon at the University of Louisiana Lafayette.
Study Finds Girls Are Alienated From Politics at an Early Age
Students in grades 1 to 6 were given the task of drawing a political leader. Of the 1,604 students in the study, 66 percent drew a man as the primary political leader but only 13 percent depicted a woman. Of note, male political leaders dominated the drawings of students regardless of sex.
Social Inclusion of Women by Male Colleagues in STEM Fields Can Improve Their Workplace Experience
Surveys of 1,247 professional scientists and engineers from nine organizations, found that even a small amount of social inclusion of women by male colleagues can go a long way toward reducing the gender barriers experienced by women in STEM fields.
Study Finds an Inverse Relationship Between Breastfeeding Length and Risk of Postpartum Depression
A new study of 29,685 women living in 26 states led by Christine Toledo an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, finds that as the number of weeks new mothers breastfeed their infants increase, the lower their risk for postpartum depression.
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.
The Harvard Graduate School of Education Adds Three Women to Its Faculty
Bianca Baldridge has been named associate professor of education and Susan Dynarski is a new professor of education. Also, Gabrielle Oliveira has been named the Jorge Paulo Lemann Associate Professor of Education and of Brazil studies.
New Assignments for Three Women Full Professors at Major Universities
Emily Carter was appointed professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University in New Jersey. Emily Tanner-Smith, Thomson Professor in the College of Education at the University of Oregon will lead the HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice at the university and Virginia Doellgast was promoted to full professor in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.
