Finding 4-6: Female tenure-track and tenured faculty reported that they were more likely to have mentors than male faculty. In the case of tenure- track faculty, 57 percent of women had mentors compared to 49 percent of men. (Figure 4-6)
Finding 4-7: Female faculty reported that they were less likely to engage in conversation with their colleagues on a wide range of professional topics.
These topics included research, salary, and benefits (and, to some extent, interaction with other faculty members and departmental climate). This distance may prevent women from accessing important information and may make them feel less included and more marginalized in their professional lives. Male and female faculty did not differ in their reports of discussions with colleagues on teaching, funding, interaction with administration, and personal life.
Finding 4-8: There were no differences between male and female faculty on two measures of inclusion: chairing committees (39 percent for men and 34 percent for women) and being part of a research team (62 percent for men and 65 percent for women). (Appendix 4-4 and 4-5)