The Gender Gap in Tenure Rates Has Narrowed But Remains Wide

Women in Academia Report
Posted on Jun 04, 2011

According to data from the U.S. Department of Education, in the 1993-94 academic year, 56.2 percent of all full-time faculty at degree-granting educational institutions held tenure. By the 2009-10 academic year, this figure had dropped to 48.7 percent.
The gender gap in tenure rates has narrowed but still remains large.

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