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Faculty satisfaction: a gendered issue of integration.

Women in Higher Education

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How happy are you in your work on campus? How would you rate your job satisfaction? Are you happy to show up in the morning or do you go hide in your office?

At every stage of the faculty pipeline, women are leaving at higher rates than men. Study after study has shown that, on average, women faculty at every stage feel less satisfied in their jobs than men.

Theories abound to explain it in terms of lower pay, heavier workloads, childcare or housework. But a new study presented at the AERA meeting in Chicago in April points to integration--a sense of belonging--as the largest single gender-related factor in faculty satisfaction.

Dr. Marin ...

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