Bias Literacy: A Review of concepts in research on discrimination, Ruta Sevo and Daryl E. Chubin
The paper offers a quick digest of the evidence for discrimination, especially with reference to women in science and engineering. It explains common terminology and lists relevant legislation and national policy initiatives. Drawing on research in psychology and social science, it summarizes core concepts including: gender schema, accumulative advantage, stereotype threat, implicit bias, glass ceiling, mommy track, occupational segregation, statistical profiling, climate study, and the value of diversity in learning.
Diverse Faculty in Stem, Blackwell 2009
Diversifying Science and Engineering, Leggon 2010
Diversity Articles and Research from Academe
The online version of the bimonthly magazine of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
The Faculty Time Divide, Jerry A. Jacobs
Jerry Jacobs is a professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. This speech was his presidential address to the Eastern Sociological Society in Philadelphia during February 2003. Jacobs examines "the time demands of academic life."
An online gender bias training that teaches you to identify the four basic patterns of gender bias: 1) Prove it Again! 2) The Double Bind, 3) The Matrenl Wall, 4) Gender Wars. The training also provides strategies for handling each type of bias as well.
Gender and Job Satisfation, Callister 2006
Gender Disparity in Stem Xu 2008
The Impact of Gender on the Review of the Curricula Vitae of Job Applicants and Tenure Candidates: A National Empirical Study PDF, Rhea E. Steinpreis, Katie A. Anders, and Dawn Ritzke
Published by the University of Wisconsin-Wilwaukee in Sex Roles, Vol. 41, Numbers 7 and 8, 1999, this study shows "...some of the factors that influence outside reviewers and search committee members when they are reviewing curricula vitae, particularly with respect to the gender of the name on the vitae."
Mysterious disappearance of female investigators, Davach Watson, Anja C. Andersen, and Jens Hjorth
This letter from Davach Watson, Anja C. Andersen, and Jens Hjorth of the University of Copenhagen concerns how only three of the twenty-five recipients of the European Young Investigator (EURYI) award are women. It appeared in Volume 436 of Nature, July 14, 2005.
Modeling Pathways, Hoegh-Pawley 2010
A National Analyis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities (PDF)By Dr. Donna J. Nelson and Diana C. Rogers
National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Gender Differences in the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers: A Literature Review, NSF 03-322, Project Director, Alan I. Rapoport (Arlington, VA 2003).
This document summarizes the report "The Revolving Door for Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Higher Education" from the James Irvin Foundation Campus Diversity Initiative.
NSF: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering - 2002
This report, the 11th in a series of Congressionally-mandated biennial reports, provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The data and analyses presented here can be used to track progress, inform the development of policies to increase participation in science and engineering, and evaluate the effectiveness of such policies.
NSF: The Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS)
The National Science Foundation central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on scientific and engineering resources, which provides a source of information for policy formulation by other agencies of the Federal Government.
Perceptions of a Chilly Climate Morris 2008
The Revolving Door for Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Higher Education, Jose F. Moreno, Daryl G. Smith, Alma R. Clayton-Pedersen, Sharon Parker, and Daniel Hiroyuki Teraguchi
This research brief from the Jamies Irving Foundation utilizes readily available data from twenty-seven colleges and universities to examine their efforts to enhance faculty racial/ethnic diversity between 2000 and 2004.
Social Organizational Indicators
The Subtle Side of Discrimination
Joan Williams, a professor of law at American University and director of its program on gender, work and family, discusses how academic women are disadvantaged in subtle ways by work and family roles. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education April 14, 2003.
Tenure Denied: Cases of Sex Discrimination in Academia
Published by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation and American Association of University Women Legal Advocacy Fund in October 2004, and edited by Susan K. Dyer. This report "...presents evidence that ...gives a human voice to the concept of sex discrimination in academia. As this report makes clear, professors-turned-litigants are spurred by significantly more than an off-color joke or an occasional slight. Plaintiffs have risked and sometimes sacrificed promising, prestigious academic careers to seek justice for themselves and other women."
Why So Slow?: The Advancement of Women, Virginia Valian.
Chosen by the National Science Foundation as recommended reading for NSF-ADVANCE grant recipients and participants. Dr. Valian is Professor of Psychology and Linguistics at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. The book is available for purchase through several online booksellers, and university bookstores. MIT Press 1999.
Chapter 1, "Gender Schemas at Work"
Chapter 11, "Women in Academia"
, 4 page excerpt of Chapter 11
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A discussion of how women develop psychologically and how they learn.
Bowen, William G. and Derek Bok. The Shape of the River. Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998.
Written pre-Grutter v. Bollinger (University of Michigan Affirmative Action case), this book makes a compelling case as to why race should matter in college admittance.
Moody, JoAnn. Faculty Diversity Problems and Solutions. New York: RoutledgerFalmer, 2004.
A very good book with practical advice regarding faculty diversity.
Roediger, David. Towards The Abolition of Whiteness: Essays on Race, Politics, and Working Class History. Verso Books, 1994.
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Groundbreaking research debunking the myths of "pipeline issues"‚ "bidding wars for faculty-of-color"‚ "not enough qualified minorities"‚ etc.
Tatum, Beverly Daniel. "Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity. New York: Basic Books, 1997.
Using the developmental concept of racial identity, Tatum explains why young people often self-segregate in high school and college.
Thompson, Ayanna. Colorblind Shakespeare. New York: Routledge, 2006.
West, Cornel. Race Matters. New York: Vintage Books, 1994.
A discussion as to why race issues matter for everyone in the U.S.
Wise, Tim. White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son. Brooklyn, NY: Soft Skull Press, 2005.
Personal account of "White Privilege" that explores speaker Tim Wise’s understanding of white male privilege in the U.S. with research debunking many myths about minorities held by people of privilege.