A Decade of Change: The Status of U.S. Women Doctorates, 1978-88.

Autor/inn/en	Hess, Jennifer; und weitere
Institution	American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Policy Analysis and Research.
Titel	A Decade of Change: The Status of U.S. Women Doctorates, 1978-88.
Quelle	1 (1990) 6, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Doctoral Degrees; Employed Women; Employment Patterns; Ethnic Groups; Females; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Incidence; Tables (Data); Time to Degree; Trend Analysis; Women Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Ethnie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Vorkommen; Tabelle; Trendanalyse; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte
Abstract	Using data from the National Research Council's "Survey of Earned Doctorates," this research brief examines the status of women doctorates from 1978 to 1988. Text, tables, and figures present data on: (1) number and percent of women doctorates by field; (2) trends according to race, ethnicity, and sex; (3) time to degree; (4) postgraduation employment of women doctorates; and (5) employment sector commitments and primary activities of women and men doctorates. The data reveal that the proportion of doctorates awarded to women has increased substantially from 1978 to 1988. More women are earning degrees in technical fields, but degrees awarded in education, social sciences, and humanities account for two-thirds of all degrees awarded to women. The number of minority women earning doctorates has increased dramatically while the number of minority men receiving Ph.D.'s has declined. Women Ph.D.'s are more likely to enter academe after graduation than men are. Policy recommendations are offered for encouraging women to pursue doctorates in traditionally male-dominated fields and for helping academe face increased competition from other sectors for doctorates. Nine end notes, a bibliography of eight items, and a note about the data resource are provided. (JDD)
Anmerkungen	Publications, American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington, DC 20036 (single copy, $10; annual subscription, $58; 10 percent member discount).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01