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

本研究旨在探讨影响大学生就业的背景因素， 影响女性从事科学事业的决定。 具体而言，PI将对以下人员进行深入访谈 四个科学和工程领域的教师和学生 在一所高水平的研究型大学的部门。 通过 研究教职员工的性别角色期望， 教学助理，PI将强调一些方法 鼓励或不鼓励女学生 在特定领域进一步开展工作。 轶事 有证据表明， 特别是当教师或助教 是外国人，他们可能会承担传统的性别角色， 预期 然而，实际上没有任何研究 调查外国国民对 女学生的愿望。 这项研究很重要 因为它关注微妙的文化因素， 影响招聘妇女从事科学事业 在美国

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.