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The Persisting Gender Gap in Poverty Rates in the United States
Overall, there were more than 20 million American women and girls who were living below the poverty level in 2022. In 2022, 12.5 percent of all women and girls in the United States lived in poverty compared to 10.5 percent of men.
Study Finds Women Ask for Raises and Promotions At Similar or Higher Rates Than Men
A new study by women scholars at the University of California, Berkeley and Vanderbilt University in Nashville debunks the gender pay gap myth that “women don’t ask for raises.” The study found that women attempt salary negotiations as much or more than men do, but are more likely to be rejected.
Study Examines Data on Women’s Decisions on Changing Their Last Names After Marriage
A new study from the Pew Research Center finds that today in America nearly eight of every 10 women who get married take their husband’s last name. But 26 percent of married women with a postgraduate degree kept their last name compared with 13 percent of those with a bachelor’s degree.
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.
University of Texas Establishes the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department
In 1979, the University of Texas at Austin began offering courses in women’s and gender studies. Now 44 years, later the university has established the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies department. Lisa Moore, the Archibald A. Hill Professor of English at the university, was appointed chair of the department.
Universities Offer New Assignments to Eight Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Children’s Literature Association Honors Simmons University Scholar Marilisa Jiménez García
Marilisa Jiménez García, an associate professor of children’s literature at Simmons University in Boston, received the Children’s Literature Association’s 2023 Book Award. She is the first Latina to win the award.
Rita Dove to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From the National Book Foundation
Rita Dove, the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia, has been selected to receive the medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation, the nonprofit organization that presents the National Book Awards. She will be honored in New York on November 15.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The four women named to endowed professorships are Merve Gül Emre at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Imani Perry at Harvard University, Jhumpa Lahiri at Barnard College in New York City, and Susan K. Serrano at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law.
Nearly Four-Fifths of the Graduates Who Hold the 20 Highest-Paying Bachelor’s Degrees Are Men
A new study by Bankrate finds that nearly 4 in 5 (78 percent) of those who hold the 20 most lucrative bachelor’s degrees are men, while only 22 percent are women. Of the 20 most common majors for women, only those with a nursing degree earn a median salary higher than $60,000.
Need an Operation? Might Be Better to Choose a Woman Surgeon
Among the 1,165 ,711 patients studied, 151,054 were treated by a female and 1,014,657 by a male surgeon. Overall, 2.4 percent of all patients who had been operated on by a man died within one year after surgery, compared to 1.6 percent of patients who had a woman surgeon.
Report Finds Women Face Blatant Sexism in Army Special Forces
In 2015, all combat positions in the Army were opened to women. Today, there are about, 2,300 women in Army special forces units, about 8 percent of the total. Some 40 percent of all women in the special forces reported in a survey they had been impacted by gender bias. Later focus groups hinted that the percentage was probably much higher.
In Memoriam: BettyAnn Kevles, 1938-2023
Before coming to Yale University as a senior lecturer in 2001, Kevles taught at the Westridge School and at the Art Center College of Design, both in Pasadena, California. At Yale, Kevles taught seminars on a variety of subjects, including the history of medical imaging, human-animal relations, and animal behavior.
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 Selected to Serve as Deans
Lucy Flesch was named dean of the College of Science at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and Elizabeth Gray will be the founding dean of the Medical College of Georgia Southeast Campus in Savannah. Julie Hixson-Wallace was named dean of the College of Pharmacy at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and Tony Jean Dickerson was appointed dean of the School of Education at Martin University in Indianapolis.
New Administrative Positions for Eight Women at Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Judy Krysik Honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Krysik, an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University received the Children’s Bureau Champions Award for Promoting Child and Family Well-Being. Dr. Krysik created the Center for Child Well-Being at Arizona State University in 2015 and has been evaluating programs that support communities and families to create stable and nurturing environments for children.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships
The four women named to endowed professorships are Carol Handwerker in the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Young-joo Lee in the School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, Sharon Dutrow at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, and Audrey Kurth Cronin at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
How Women Lose Out in the Training of New Inventors
A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds that female Ph.D.s have a 21 percent lower likelihood of being matched with advisors who are top inventors than male Ph.D.s, and even when matched, are approximately 17 percent less likely than their male Ph.D. counterparts to become new inventors.
Stanford University Appoints Jenny Martinez as Its Next Provost
Jenny S. Martinez is the dean of Stanford Law School and the Richard E. Lang Professor of Law. Prior to her appointment as law school dean, she served as associate dean for curriculum from 2013 to 2016. Professor Martinez is a leading expert on the role of courts and tribunals in advancing human rights. She will become the 14th provost of Stanford University on October 1.
New Data on Gender-Affirming Surgery in the United States
The study found that changes in federal and state laws mandating coverage of gender-affirming surgery may have led to an increase in the number of annual cases. The number of gender affirming surgeries in the United States increased from 4,552 in 2016 to 12,818 in 2020, nearly a threefold increase.
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.
In Memoriam: Cheri A. Pies, 1949-2023
Cheri Pies, a clinical professor emerita in School of Public Health of the University of California, Berkeley. She was also one of the founders of the Best Babies Zone Initiative, which eventually spread to nine cities, and aimed to reduce infant mortality by fostering collaboration across community sectors.
Nine Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New University Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Florida State’s Cathy McClive Earns Prestigious Fellowship From the French Institutes for Advanced Studies
Cathy McClive, the Ben Weider Professor in French Revolutionary Studies at Florida State University, will use her time in France to complete her third book, The Disappearance of Claudine Rouge: Rape, Murder, and Erasure in Eighteenth-Century France.
New Study Examines Disparities in Maternal Mortality by State
In 2019, the national maternal mortality ratio for all women in the U.S. was 32.1 per 100,000 live births. In Arizona, New Jersey, New York, and Georgia, each state had a maternal mortality ratio greater than 100 for 100,000 live births. This is triple the national average.
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.
In Memoriam: Ulku Ulkusal Bates, 1938-2023
A native of Romania, Dr. Bates began teaching career at Oakland University in Michigan, and the University of Michigan, where she taught Islamic and Chinese art history. In 1971, she joined the faculty at Hunter College in New York City and served on the faculty there for 37 years.
Six Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Roles in Higher Education
The six women scholars who are taking on new duties are Preeti Sivasankar at Purdue University in Indiana, Stefanie Johnson at the University of Colorado Boulder, Lynda Gardner at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Lorann Stallones of Colorado State University, Kim Dooley at Texas A&M University, and Laurie Cutting a Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans at Universities
The four women appointed to dean positions are Eleanor Feingold at Oregon State University, Catherine Ingrassi at Virginia Commonwealth University, Mellissa Just at the University of Southern California, and Lina Blair at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan.
Susan Landau of Tufts University Wins Lifetime Achievement Award From USENIX
Susan Landau, Bridge Professor in Cybersecurity and Policy at the Fletcher School and the School of Engineering at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She was honored for “a profound and lasting impact on computer science, computer security, law, and public policy through groundbreaking research, influential publications, and dedication to advancing knowledge that informs public policy.”
