Inside Higher Ed: Sociology, Gender and Higher Ed
Issues of equity and group differences are always front and center in sociology — and that’s certainly the case at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, which started Friday, in Montreal.
A number of scholars turned their attention inward, to academe, to examine trends in gender equity. Among the findings presented this weekend in Montreal: Overt gender discrimination is rapidly disappearing in faculty careers, but is being replaced by more subtle forms of bias; the decision to become increasingly specialized in research has some surprising impacts on the advancement of male and female faculty members; and participation in athletics may play a significant role in narrowing the gender achievement gap among high school students preparing for college.
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