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The American Association of University Professors released national and campus data showing gaps in faculty employment and salaries at American Universities.

There are four equity indicators:

1. Employment Status - (full-time and part-time)

2. Tenure status for full-timers

3. Promotion to the full professor rank

4. Average salary for full-time faculty

In nearly every case, women got the short end of the stick.

Women made up 34.1% of the full-time faculty at insitutions that grand doctoral degrees.

women made up 42.3% and bachelor's degrees 41.9% of the full-time faculty at institutions that granted masters and baccalaureate degrees

Only at institutions that granted associate degrees did women manage more full-time faculty poisitions- 50.8%.

Part time faculty at doctoral institutions - 46.5% women.

Part time faculty at masters institutions - 49.8% women.

Bachelors and Associates degree granting instituion had faculty that were 50.8% and 51% women, respectively.

So, why are there so fewer women at the full-time faculty level? Is it because there are fewer women in the faculty pool?

What do you think?

Here is the full report.