Factors Affecting Recruitment of Women to Science: Culture Dimensions of University Departments

影响科学界招募女性的因素：大学院系的文化维度

• 批准号: 8913525
• 负责人: Herbert Fusfeld
• 金额: $ 2.66万
• 依托单位: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-07-15 至 1990-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8913525&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Factors; Affecting; Recruitment; Women; Science

This study proposes to examine the contextual factors that affect women's decisions to pursue scientific careers. Specifically, the PI will conduct in-depth interviews with faculty and students in four science and engineering departments in a high ranking research university. By looking at the sex role expectations of faculty members and teaching assistants, the PI will highlight some of the ways women students are either encouraged to or discouraged from pursuing further work in particular fields. Anecdotal evidence has suggested that a negative effect may be especially pronounced when the faculty or teaching assistants are foreign nationals who may harbour traditional sex role expectations. However, there is virtually no research investigating the influence, if any, of foreign nationals on the aspirations of female students. This study is important because it focuses on subtle cultural factors which may affect the recruitment of women to pursue scientific careers in the United States.

这项研究建议考察影响女性选择科学职业的背景因素。具体地说，PI将对一所排名较高的研究型大学四个理工系的师生进行深入访谈。通过研究教职员工和助教对性别角色的期望，PI将强调一些鼓励或阻止女学生在特定领域继续工作的方式。坊间证据表明，当教职员工或助教是外国人，他们可能怀有传统的性别角色期望时，负面影响可能会特别明显。然而，几乎没有研究调查外籍人士对女学生抱负的影响(如果有的话)。这项研究之所以重要，是因为它关注可能影响美国女性从事科学事业的招聘的微妙文化因素。