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I: Women’s Progression through the Ranks from Women as of 2001 receive 51% of all bachelor’s degrees at the University of Michigan (Chart 1). Since the last volume of this report, the percentages of women receiving professional, master’s and doctoral degrees have increased slightly. The proportion of women enrolled in UM’s master’s or professional degree programs stands at 46% and 45% respectively, while women represent 39% of doctoral degree recipients. Caucasian women students account for 36% of all degree holders. Asian women account for nearly 6%; African-American women, 4%; Hispanic women, 2%; and Native American women, 0.2% (Chart 3). Currently, 26% of all tenured and tenure track faculty are women, with women of color accounting for 6% of these positions (Charts 1 and 2). When comparing UM’s percentage of women faculty to the percentage of women in the relevant hiring pools of Ph.D.s, the University lags dramatically behind the national pool in terms of gender representation. Since 1979, the percentage of Ph.D.’s awarded to women nationally has increased substantially across the disciplines (Chart 4). Gains range from 12% in the physical sciences to 23% in education and the life sciences. However, at the University of Michigan in 2001, the percentage of women faculty in most fields hovered near the 1979 national Ph.D. attainment rates for women. In only two fields, engineering and professional/others, are the proportions of female faculty appreciably greater than the proportion of doctorates awarded to women in 1979. The University has made considerable progress in the appointment of women to senior leadership positions in recent years. As of 2001, women represent 47% of deans and 50% of executive officers. However, women account for only 28% of all department chairs (Chart 1). Women of color hold a small number of these academic leadership positions, representing just 10% of executive officers, 5% of deans, and 2% of department chairs (Chart 2). These percentages equate to 1 executive officer, 1 dean and 4 department chair positions being held by women of color. This is a good example of how percentages should be considered in conjunction with the actual numbers presented in any given chart. << back to top >> (The following charts are PDF's. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader installed, you can download it for free from Adobe.) Chart 1 A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-1998 to 2000-2001 and the Percentage of Women Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 2 A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded 1997-1998 to 2000-2001 to Women of Color and Women of Color on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 3 Degrees Conferred in 2000-01 By Gender and Race Chart 4 A Comparison of the Percentage of Doctorate Degrees Awarded to Women by U.S. Universities in 1979, 1989 and 2000 and the Percentage of Women in Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty Appointments at UM in 2001 Chart 5 Women in Senior Administrative Positions 1990, 1995, and 2001 Chart 6 A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 7 School of Art and Design: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 8 School of Business Administration: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 9 School of Dentistry: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 10 School of Education: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 11 School of Engineering: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 12 School of Information: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 13 School of Kinesiology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 14 Law School: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 15 College of Literature, Science & Arts: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 16 Medical School: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 17 School of Music: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 18 School of Natural Resources & Environment: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 19 School of Nursing: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 20 School of Pharmacy: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 21 School of Public Health: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 22 Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 23 Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 24 School of Social Work: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 25 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Division of Humanities: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 26 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Division of Natural Sciences: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 20011 Chart 27 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Division of Social Sciences: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 28 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Other Units*: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 29 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Anthropology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 30 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 31 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Astronomy: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 32 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Biology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 33 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Chemistry: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 34 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Classical Studies: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 35 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Communication Studies: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 36 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Economics: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 37 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of English Language and Literature: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 38 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Geological Sciences: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 39 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Germanic Languages and Literature: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 40 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of History: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 41 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of History of Art: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 42 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Program in Linguistics: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 43 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Mathematics: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 44 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Near Eastern Studies: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 45 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Philosophy: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 46 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Physics: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 47 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Political Science: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 48 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Psychology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 49 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Romance Languages and Literature: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty and in Academic Administration in 2001 Chart 50 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Slavic Languages and Literature: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 51 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Sociology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 52 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Statistics: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 53 Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 54 Medical School, Department of Biological Chemistry: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 55 Medical School, Department of Human Genetics: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 56 Medical School, Department of Microbiology and Immunology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 57 Medical School, Department of Pathology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 58 Medical School, Department of Pharmacology: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 Chart 59 Medical School, Department of Physiology*: A Comparison of the Percentage of Degrees Awarded to Women 1997-98 to 2000-01 and the Percentage of Women on the Faculty in 2001 << back to top >> |