This is a presentation that was part of the April, 2007 Rice University NSF Advance Career Success Workshop for Faculty Women in Engineering and Natural Science. This presentation focused on reporting the status of women faculty at Rice University.
Workshop Authors: Kathy Collins and Mikki Hebl, Rice University.
Slide 1: the status of women at rice
History of STEM Women at Rice
Current Snapshot of STEM Women
STEM Comparisons with Other Schools
The 2001 Climate Survey: A Summary
Important Questions to Consider
Ongoing Research and Initiatives
Conclusions
Slide 2: history of women at rice
Alice Crowell Dean was a teaching fellow in Math (and acting librarian) after graduating from the first class of Rice in 1916.
It was not until 1950, that the first woman
--Katherine Fischer Drew-- joined the faculty full time (History) and in 1962 was the first to achieve tenure. She graduated from Rice in 1944.
The lombard laws
"Places the Lombard laws in their historical context, showing the importance of barbarian codes, the development of the Lombard policy and society in the early Middle Ages, and the use of laws as sources for these topics. . . . The translation is excellent."
--- Katherine Fischer Drew, Translator (1973)
Slide 3: history of women faculty in sciences
and engineering at rice university
Women did not join the faculty full time in Science and Engineering until 1965.
1965: Krystyna Ansevin, assistant professor in Biology
1971: Mary Wheeler (Rice Phd), instructor in CAAM
1972: Panayota Kazakos, assistant professor in Electrical Engineering
1972: Kathleen Matthews, assistant professor in Biochemistry
1974: Meera Blattner, assistant professor in CAAM
1977: Yildiz Bayatizoglu, assistant professor in MEMS
1978: Pat Reiff, assistant professor in Space Science
1978: Susan Berget, assistant professor in Biochemistry
Slide 4: 15 women hired in stem (25% of all hires)
in the last 5 years (2001-06)
Natural Sciences
Recruited 39 positions
Offers to women: 12
Offers to men: 29
Filled 26 positions
6 were women (23% of total hires)
50% acceptance rate (women)
69% acceptance rate (men)
Engineering
Recruited 46 positions
Offers to women: 17
Offers to men: 42
Filled 33 positions
9 were women (27% of total hires)
53% acceptance rate (women)
57% acceptance rate (men)
Slide 5: history on departures in stem
Seven women and 58 men resigned since 1992 in STEM
Natural Sciences
Two women resigned
18 men resigned
Engineering
Five women resigned
40 men resigned
Slide 6: a current snapshot
A current snapshot
Slide 7: how does rice stem compare with other advance schools?
