| Autor: |
Belle, Deborah, Smith-Doerr, Laurel, O'Brien, Lauren M. |
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Advances in Gender Research; 2014, Vol. 19, p153-135, 23p |
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Purpose -- Gender differences in professional networks are said to explain disparities in career success and satisfaction in academia -- parti-cularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines -- yet little empirical research examines men and women's satisfaction with networks. This study investigated gender differences in networks and network satisfaction among STEM faculty, examining gender differences in network size and density and in satisfaction with networks. Methods -- A weh-hased survey was administered to full-time tenured and tenure-track STEM faculty members at a major research university. Participants (N = 141) were queried about their network ties within the home department, outside the department but within the home university, and beyond the home university. Findings -- Faculty networks tended to be gender homophilous, with men reporting more ties with men and women reporting more ties with women. Women reported having networks as large and supportive as men's reported networks, yet women reported significantly less satisfac-tion with their networks than did men. Women in departments with a critical mass of women faculty ( 15% or more) reported greater satisfac-tion with opportunities to collaborate with departmental colleagues. Limitations -- This research was confined to a single university and did not focus on negative interactions in networks, which may affect network satisfaction. Implications -- These findings argue for increasing women's representa-tion in university departments to above 15% and providing assistance to women in STEM departments without critical mass to ensure that they have adequate opportunities to collaborate in research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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