"Over the past three decades, women have consistently earned less across the board than their male counterparts." Colleagues this is an important article. Also ASU colleagues may note how far below the national average our salaries are for even 2 year-colleges with rank, much less universities offering doctoral degrees. Hmmm... Just the Stats: Faculty Gender Gap Still Persists By Olivia Pullmann <http://diverseeducation.com/contactolivia.asp> <http://diverseeducation.com/contactolivia.asp> <http://diverseeducation.com/contactolivia.asp> A female math and economics professor has been fighting with Columbia University for the past 15 years, claiming that the institution underpays women. Her long-running lawsuit is just one indicator that the decades-old trend of female professors earning less than their male colleagues is improving at a snail's pace at best. The American Association of University Professors conducts an annual survey and trend analysis of faculty salary across different institutional levels, and analyzes various positions. Its most recent analysis shows that women with tenure are not progressing towards economic equality with tenured men. Over the past three decades, women have consistently earned less across the board than their male counterparts. Salary Discrepancies Female faculty, across all ranks, at public doctoral-granting universities earned on average $19,000 less then their male counterparts during the 2005-2006 academic year. The disparity is more acute at private universities, where women earned $24,000 less than males. Among full professors, with an average difference of $10,000 at the public level, and $12,000 at the private level. Salary differences narrow at master's degree and baccalaureate-granting colleges, and at two-year colleges. Women make $4,000 and $6,000 less than men at public and private schools, respectively, that offer master's degree programs. At bachelor's degree-granting universities, the discrepancy is $3,600 at public and $4,000 at private institutions. At two-year public colleges, the discrepancy is $2,000. Salary Level at Public, Private and Religious-Related Institutions Based on Gender for 2005-2006 Men Women Amount Difference Category I (Doctoral) Professor $110,343 $100,318 $10,025 Associate $75,547 $70,076 $5,471 Assistant $65,128 $59,632 $5,496 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank $51,211 $45,760 $5,451 Catorgy IIA (Master's) Professor $81,446 $77,464 $3,982 Associate $64,634 $61,716 $2,918 Assistant $54,183 $51,809 $2,374 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank $44,489 $57,383 -$12,894 Category II B (Baccalaureate) Professor $78,202 $74,543 $3,659 Associate $60,022 $60,145 -$123 Assistant $50,264 $48,620 $1,644 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank $46,896 $56,286 -$9,390 Category III (Two-Year Colleges with Ranks) Professor $67,749 $64,230 $3,519 Associate $54,576 $52,333 $2,243 Assistant $47,670 $46,483 $1,187 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank $42,997 $51,177 -$8,180 Source: AAUP Rank Discrepancies In general, women typically held lower ranks and were less likely to have tenure, or be on the tenure track, according to recent data. Women are under-represented at doctoral-granting universities, where they account for just 33.2 percent of faculty. At these institutions, just 7.1 percent of women are full professors, compared to 31 percent of men. But, the gap decreases at master's and baccalaureate-granting institutions, where women make up 41.4 percent of faculty. Still, they are more likely to be concentrated in the associate and assistant professor ranks. An equal number of women and men teach at two-year schools. But slightly more male faculty (15.4 percent) than female faculty (12.7 percent) hold full professor status. During the 2005-2006 academic year, 82.1 percent of all male professors were tenured or on tenure track compared to 69.1 percent of women. Percent Distribution of Faculty at Public and Private Insitutions: By Rank and Gender for 2005-2006 Men Women Category I (Doctoral) Professor 31.0 7.1 Associate 16.7 9.2 Assistant 13.8 10.4 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank 5.2 6.5 Total 66.7 33.2 Category II (Master's) Professor 21.9 8.3 Associate 15.8 11.0 Assistant 15.3 14.4 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank 5.7 7.7 Total 58.7 41.4 Category III (Baccalaureate) Professor 21.6 8.5 Associate 16.4 11.9 Assistant 16.3 15.7 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank 4.2 5.2 Total 58.5 41.3 Category IV (Two-Year Colleges with Ranks) Professor 15.4 12.7 Associate 11.8 11.8 Assistant 13.2 14.8 Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank 9.2 11.2 Total 49.6 50.5 Source: AAUP Broken down by race, Black women are more likely to be on the tenure track than their counterparts. Among all tenured Black faculty, 45 percent were women. But among all tenured White faculty, just 32 percent are women. The distribution for Hispanics is 61 percent male and 39 percent of female. Asian men dominate tenure within their group, as women account for just 24 percent of tenured Asian professors. Tenured or Tenure-track Full-time Faculty at Degree-Granting Insitutions By Race/Gender Fall 2003 Academic Rank/Gender American Indian Asian Black Hispanic White All Ranks Men 60% 76% 54% 61% 68% Women 40% 24% 46% 39% 32% Full Professor Men 70% 85% 64% 72% 77% Women 30% 15% 36% 28% 23% Associate Professor Men 55% 73% 53% 60% 62% Women 45% 27% 47% 40% 38% Assistant Professor Men 47% 57% 44% 49% 51% Women 53% 43% 56% 51% 49% Instructor Men 57% 44% 49% 52% 53% Women 43% 56% 51% 48% 47% Source: US Dept. of Education On a positive note, the majority of new hires were women, at 55 percent. Field Of Employment Overall, women typically were more likely to be employed at public two-year colleges, while men were more likely to be employed at public doctoral institutions. In addition, women were more likely to teach full-time in education (58.8 percent) and health sciences (49.8 percent). Men dominate the sciences, claiming 91.2 percent of engineering, 77.6 percent of natural sciences and 65 percent of social science professorships. Rev. Dr. E-K. Daufin, Professor Department of Communications ASU VP for Faculty, Faculty/Staff Alliance, AFT, AFL-CIO Alabama State University 915 South Jackson St. Montgomery, AL 36101-0271 334.229.6885 Lectures, Performances, Workshops, Consultation: http://home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin/ <http://home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin/> Want More Energy? Relaxation? Motivation? Balance Your Brain Chemistry, Here's How: http://ekdaufin.isagenix.com 78% Discounted Afrocentric Photoart Calendar http://www.nappynewyear.com