· Updated January 16, 2025 12:08 AM · 3 min read read
American science is facing a critical shortage of female academics. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, women comprise only 37.5 percent of tenured faculty at American universities. The fraction of women drops precipitously among professors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). For example, the American Institute of Physics reports in its 2010 survey of Physics Degree-Granting Departments, that only 14 percent of tenured physics faculty members are wo
American science is facing a critical shortage of female academics. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, women comprise only 37.5 percent of tenured faculty at American universities. The fraction of women drops precipitously among professors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). For example, the American Institute of Physics reports in its 2010 survey of Physics Degree-Granting Departments, that only 14 percent of tenured physics faculty members are wo…
