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Women at pharmacy schools face barriers.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)

Women in Higher Education

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Women faculty at pharmacy schools continue to face disparities in salary, advancement and leadership positions despite a 30-year increase in the numbers of women entering the sciences, according to the study "The Status of Women in Pharmacy Education: Persisting Gaps and Issues."

Published in the online edition of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, the study notes that women made up 30% of pharmacy faculty in 1985 and increased to 55% in 2002, yet only 41% of tenured faculty were women in 2002.

Family life had little impact on professional participation. The study found that married women published at the same rate as single women and women with ...

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