TCNJ Advancement Program (TAP)
Equity at a Highly Selective Public PUIPUI
Diane C. Bates
Associate Professor of Sociology
The College of New Jersey
bates@tcnj.edu
The College of New Jersey
Estimated workload of “teacher-scholars”
All TCNJ Faculty
Women Faculty
Scholarly output in past 3 years
Output
STEM/
SBE
Other
Mean
Articles/chapters
3.86
3.86
3.86
Books*
1.10
1.46
1.30
Presentations
5.75
5.40
5.50
Internal grants*
2.41
1.75
2.05
External Grants^
1.53
1.29
1.40
Other
1.29
1.95
1.55
*p<.01
^p=.051
TAP
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Mentorship Initiative
Professional Development Initiative
Family-friendly Initiatives
Social Science Initiative
▫ Faculty database
▫ Gender Equity Interviews and Surveys
▫ Pre- and Post- Climate Surveys
In many ways, yes.
In some ways, no.
THE
PIPELINE
TCNJ
% Female
PhDs,
1995
% Female
PhDs,
2006
% Female
PhDs,
2011
N in 200910
% Female
TCNJ
AY
2009-10
N in 201112
% Female
TCNJ
AY
2011-12
Economics
22.3
30.0
34.4
7
42.9
7
42.9
Political Science
32.9
41.3
43.1
6
50.0
6
33.3
Psychology
66.7
68.0
72.1
19
63.2
18
61.1
Sociology & Anthropology
52.9
63.7
60.53
7
57.1
6
66.7
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37.2
2
50.0
3
33.3
Civil Engineering
11.3
23.2
23.1
4
25.0
3
33.3
Computer/Electrical Eng.3
9.7
13.4
16.0
5
0.0
4
0.0
Mechanical Engineering
7.4
12.3
13.8
10
30.0
9
33.3
Biology
42.2
48.8
52.2
18
27.8
15
33.3
Chemistry
28.2
34.0
37.8
10
50.0
11
54.5
Computer Science
15.1
19.8
18.6
8
50.0
6
50.0
Mathematics & Statistics4
20.6
27.1
28.6
22
45.5
22
45.5
Physics
13.0
15.0
18.0
7
28.6
9
22.2
All NSF-supported disciplines
130
41.5
123
41.5
Total TCNJ
329
48.9
318
49.7
School/Department
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Science
[1] http://www.nsf.gov/statistics
TAP Faculty Database (2009-2010)
PhD data for all Electrical Engineering PhD.s, including Computer Engineering for NSF data
4 PhD data for all Mathematics PhD.s, including Mathematical Statistics for NSF data
[2]
3
Gender by cohort
All TCNJ
STEM at TCNJ
Climate Survey
• Electronic survey with three follow-ups sent to full-time tenured and
tenure-track faculty on campus during Fall 2012 semester
• 216/318 responded (67.92%), although only 198 actually completed the
survey (62.26%)
• Survey respondents generally match population by discipline, although
slight overrepresentation of respondents from the sciences (44.1% in
sample, 38.6% in population) and underrepresentation from
professional disciplines (22.9% in sample, 28.0% in population)
• Survey respondents generally match population by rank, with the
largest difference being among associate professors (48.6% of sample,
45.0% in population)
Climate in Department and at College
Department Climate
College Climate
Department Climate
Department Climate Indexes
Index details
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Positive climate index (alpha = .917)
1.
I am treated with respect by colleagues.
2.
I feel that my colleagues value my research.
3.
I feel like I “fit” in my department.
4.
Colleagues in my department regularly solicit my opinion about work-related matters (such as teaching,
research, and service).
5.
I have received positive feedback about my research from department colleagues.
6.
Faculty in my department recognize the contributions I make to my field.
7.
I would be happy to spend the rest of my career in this department.
8.
It would take a lot to get me to leave this department.
Collegiality index (alpha = .886)
1.
Faculty in my department are supportive of one another.
2.
Faculty in my department are sometimes rude to one another. (Reverse coded)
3.
Faculty in my department enjoy working together.
4.
Tension among faculty in my department makes working here uncomfortable. (Reverse coded)
5.
Faculty in my department spend time to get to know one another.
Negative climate index (alpha = .824)
1.
I feel excluded from an informal network in my department.
2.
I have to work harder than my departmental colleagues to be perceived as a legitimate scholar.
3.
I do a great deal of work that is not formally recognized by my department.
4.
I encounter unwritten rules concerning how one is expected to interact with colleagues.
5.
I feel isolated in my department.
Transparency index (alpha = .924):
1.
I feel I can voice my opinions openly in my department.
2.
Major decisions are made with adequate input from the faculty.
3.
It is clear how resources (e.g., space, funded research assistants, etc.) are allocated.
4.
Major decisions are made and implemented with adequate explanation.
5.
It is clear how teaching assignments are made.
6.
It is clear how committee assignments are determined.
7.
My department operates in a transparent way.
Informal External
Informal at TCNJ
Informal in Department
Formal
Informal External
Informal at TCNJ
Informal in Department
Sciences Only
Formal
Informal External
Informal at TCNJ
Informal in Department
Formal
Informal External
Informal at TCNJ
Informal in Department
Formal
Mentors
TCNJ Overall
Gender and Time To Rank
Years from Hire to Associate
Years from Hire to Full
Satisfaction with Promotion Process
N = 158
Satisfaction with Work-Family Balance
Means by Discipline
Medians by Discipline
Parenting Obligations
Young Children (0-5)
School-Aged Children (5-18)
Caregiver Obligations
Obligations to Children
Obligations to Elderly,
Chronically Ill, and/or Disabled
The Two-Body Problem
Geography of Family Influence:
Did having a spouse/partner in the area affect your decision to…
Apply to TCNJ?
Accept at TCNJ?
So is our public, PUI friendlier?
• Better than the pipeline (in most cases)
• Perceptions of climate do not vary by gender
• Promotion process does not vary by gender,
objectively or subjectively
• Work-Family balance remains a problem
• Women have greater caregiver obligations
• Dual career issues are critical for women in
science
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Thanks to…
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TAP Team:
▫ Elizabeth Borland, Sociology & Anthropology
▫ Karen Clark, Mathematics & Statistics
▫ Lisa Grega, Mechanical Engineering
▫ Jeff Osborn, Dean of Science
▫ Amanda Norvell, Biology
▫ Rita Patel, TAP Program Director
▫ Suriza van der Sandt, Mathematics & Statistics
▫ Shaun Wiley, Psychology
▫ Karen Yan, Mechanical Engineering
TAP External Evaluator:
▫ Laura Kramer, Montclair Statue University (Emerita)
Climate Survey ADVANCE Collaborators
▫ Catherine Berheide, Skidmore College
▫ Christina Falci and Julia McQuillan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Undergraduate Research Assistant:
▫ Hana Paster
Climate Survey Undergraduate Student Researchers:
▫ Jenna Benjamin
▫ Jaclyn Bennett
▫ Kyle Hogan
▫ Lauren Kaplan
▫ Christian Mercado
▫ Kathryn Ratcliff