Workload and Rewards
Authors: Carrigan, C., Quinn, K., & Riskin, E.A.
This study explored whether there is a gendered division of labor for faculty in academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at research universities and examined the connections between time allocation and satisfaction for STEM faculty within the context of a critical mass of women in the discipline. Using a weighted sample of 13,884 faculty from the 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04), we found a gendered division of labor that is mitigated by a critical mass of women faculty in the discipline.
Authors: O’Meara, K.
Authors: Misra, J., Lundquist, J.H., Holmes, E., & Agiomavritis. S.
Authors: Culpepper, D., Kilmer, S., O’Meara, K., Misra, J., & Jaeger, A.J.
Faculty members experience a gap between how they would prefer to spend their work time and how they actually do so. In this article we report results from a four-week workshop called “The Terrapin Time Initiative.” It was guided by theories of behavioral economics and behavioral design, which suggest that small changes to the context, or “choice architecture,” in which individuals make choices can enhance decision-making.
Authors: O’Meara, K., Jaeger, A., Misra, J. Lennartz, C. & Kuvaeva, A.
We conducted a randomized control study to improve equity in how work is taken up, assigned and rewarded in academic departments. We used a four-part intervention targeting routine work practices, department conditions, and the readiness of faculty to intervene to shape more equitable outcomes over an 18-month period.
Authors: O’Meara, K.
Authors: O’Meara, K.
Background/Context: Empirical evidence suggests women faculty spend more time in campus service than men, which perpetuates inequality between men and women because research is valued more than service in academic reward systems, especially at research universities. Purpose/Focus of Study: In this study I apply insights from research on gender inequality to examine whether women and men faculty at a research university were thinking about their campus service differently.
Authors: O'Meara, K., Beise, E., Culpepper, D., Misra, J., & Jaeger, A.J.