Diagnosing the Leaky Pipeline: Continuing Barriers to the Retention of Latinas and Latinos in Political Science
Diagnosing the Leaky Pipeline: Continuing Barriers to the Retention of Latinas and Latinos in Political Science
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诊断漏洞管道：在政治学领域保留拉丁裔和拉丁裔的持续障碍
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10.1017/s1049096508080232
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2008
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Melissa R. Michelson
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J. L. Monforti;Melissa R. Michelson
尽管包括一个大的和不断增长的比例，美国人口约14.7%，根据2006年3月人口普查局估计，拉丁美洲人继续严重不足，在政治科学，今天包括不到2%的学院（人口普查局2006年;迈克尔逊2007年）。最近越来越多的关注招聘和保留拉丁裔政治科学家的专业协会，如美国政治学协会（APSA）尽管问题，拉丁裔学者在该领域的数量继续落后于其他种族和族裔群体。但问题究竟存在于管道的何处？是不是没有足够的拉丁美洲人被招募参加研究生学习？拉丁美洲人被成功招募，但没有完成他们的学位？还是泄密发生在学者职业生涯的后期，也许是在毕业和终身教职之间？Avalos（1991年）指出，拉丁美洲人的代表性尤其不足，很少有妇女进入或完成博士学位。程序. 16年多后，拉丁裔政治科学家之间的性别差距是否仍然存在？拉丁美洲人和拉丁美洲人的管道泄漏情况不同吗？这些问题推动了这项研究。这项研究的早期版本在2007年美国政治学协会年会上发表。我们要感谢Maria Chavez、Patricia Jamarillo、丽莎García Bedolla、塞莱斯特蒙托亚、Luis Fraga、安娜Sampaio和Juan卡洛斯韦尔塔的有益评论，以及Michael杰克逊和Lilly蒙塔尔沃的研究协助。我们还感谢所有答复者的合作。当然，所有的错误都是我们自己的。
Despite comprising a large and increasing proportion of the United States population—about 14.7%, according to March 2006 Census Bureau estimates—Latinos continue to be severely underrepresented in political science, and today comprise less than 2% of the academy (Census Bureau 2006; Michelson 2007). Increased recent attention to the issues of recruitment and retention of Latino political scientists by professional associations such as the American Political Science Association (APSA) notwithstanding, the number of Latino scholars in the field continues to lag behind that of other racial and ethnic groups. But just where in the pipeline does the problem exist? Are not enough Latinos being recruited for graduate study? Are Latinos being successfully recruited but then not finishing their degrees? Or is the leak occurring later in scholars' careers, perhaps between graduation and tenure? Avalos (1991) noted that Latinas were particularly underrepresented, with few women entering or completing Ph.D. programs. More than 16 years later, does a gender gap persist among Latino political scientists? Do leaks in the pipeline differ for Latinos and Latinas? These are the questions that drive this research.An earlier version of this research was presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. We would like to thank Maria Chavez, Patricia Jamarillo, Lisa García Bedolla, Celeste Montoya, Luis Fraga, Anna Sampaio, and Juan Carlos Huerta for their helpful comments, as well as Michael Jackson and Lilly Montalvo for their research assistance. We are also indebted to all of the respondents for their cooperation. All errors, of course, remain our own.