New Questions on Women, Academe and Careers

by E Wayne Ross on September 22, 2008

Inside Higher Ed: New Questions on Women, Academe and Careers

In field after field, women either outperform or equal men — only to lag in key positions in academe (or in other careers that attract the highly educated). Identifying the causes for these gender gaps has become increasingly urgent as colleges find their enrollments increasingly female and some formerly male dominated fields struggle to attract enough talent.