This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in JAMA  Topic Collections  • Statistics and Research Methods  • Alert me on articles by topic

Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2006;296:1957.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

The barriers to hiring and promotion that women face in the fields of science and engineering are depriving the United States of an important source of talent, according to a new report from the National Academies (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11741.html).

Four decades ago, women made up 3% of the US scientific and technical work force, but by 2003 they accounted for nearly one fifth. In addition, women have earned more than half of the bachelor's degrees in science and engineering since 2000. However, among individuals earning PhDs in these subjects, 4 times as many men as women hold full-time faculty positions, and minority women with doctorates are less likely than white women or men of any racial or ethnic group to be in tenured positions.

In offering recommendations to promote advancement of women in science and engineering, the report presents the consensus views and judgment of members of . . . [Full Text of this Article]