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Appendix 3-3
Estimated adjusted mean effects and differences based on the modeled probability of the
percentage of applicants that are female. a,b,c
Mean
(lower , upper 95% confidence
Effects limits)
Disciplines
Biology 0.24 (0.20, 0.28)
Chemistry 0.17 (0.14, 0.21)
Mathematics 0.20 (0.16, 0.24)
Electrical Engineering 0.10 (0.07, 0.13)
Physics 0.10 (0.09, 0.12)
Civil Engineering 0.13 (0.10, 0.17)
Type of position
Tenured 0.15 (0.12, 0.17)
Tenure track 0.15 (0.13, 0.17)
Tenured - tenure track 1.00 (0.88, 1.12)
Type of institution
Private 0.15 (0.13, 0.17)
Public 0.15 (0.12, 0.17)
Private – public 1.03 (0.87, 1.19)
Prestige of institution
Top 10 institutions 0.16 (0.14, 0.18)
Next 10 institutions 0.14 (0 10, 0.19)
Remaining institutions 0.15 (0.13, 0.17)
Top 10 - second 10 1.12 (0.75, 1.48)
Top 10 – remaining 1.08 (0.94, 1.22)
Second 10 – remaining 0.97 (0.69, 1.25)
Gender of search committee chair
Female chair 0.16 (0.13, 0.19)
Male chair 0.14 (0.12, 0.16)
Female - male chair 1.17 (1.01, 1.32)
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Ratios of Means
(lower , upper 95% confidence
Effects limits)
Differences across disciplines
Biology – Chemistry 1.36 (1.10, 1.62)
Biology – Mathematics 1.21 (1.05, 1.37)
Biology - Electrical Engineering 2.44 (1.61, 3.27)
Biology – Physics 2.30 (1.91, 2.69)
Biology - Civil Engineering 1.80 (1.29, 2.32)
Chemistry – Mathematics 0.89 (0.69, 1.08)
Chemistry - Electrical Engineering 1.79 (1.18, 2.39)
Chemistry – Physics 1.69 (1.39, 1.98)
Chemistry - Civil Engineering 1.32 (0.92, 1.73)
Mathematics - Electrical Engineering 2.02 (1.35, 2.68)
Mathematics – Physics 1.90 (1.57, 2.24)
Mathematics - Civil Engineering 1.49 (1.06, 1.93)
Electrical Engineering – Physics 0.94 (0.64, 1.25)
Electrical - Civil Engineering 0.74 (0.47, 1.01)
Physics - Civil Engineering 0.78 (0.58, 0.99)
Type of position
Tenured - tenure track 1.00 (0.88, 1.12)
Type of institution
Private – public 1.03 (0.87, 1.19)
Prestige of institution
Top 10 - second 10 1.12 (0.75, 1.48)
Top 10 – remaining 1.08 (0.94, 1.22)
Second 10 – remaining 0.97 (0.69, 1.25)
Gender of search committee chair
Female - male chair 1.17 (1.01, 1.32)
SOURCE: Departmental Survey conducted by the Committee.
a
The sample size used to fit this model was 667.
b
The same effects were fit as in the table in Appendix 3-2.
c
See note c in the table in Appendix 3-2.
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