Table 4a. Time in Institution (Median Number of Years) for STEM Faculty by Sex and Rank, 2005-2006    
  Women Men Women's Median as of % of Men's
Natural Sciences Assistant Associate Full Assistant Associate Full Assistant Associate Full
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE 1.3 8.4 15.8 2.8 12.8 23.8 47 66 66
CHEMISTRY 2.8 N/A 16.4 17.3 4.8 28.8 16 N/A 57
COMPUTER SCIENCE N/A N/A 24.8 N/A 6.8 24.9 N/A N/A 100
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 1.8 41.8 26.8 2.8 28.8 33.8 65 145 79
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY 2.4 N/A N/A 2.2 17.3 20.1 112 N/A N/A
All Natural Sciences 2.4 10.1 21.8 3.4 14.8 23.4 76 68 93
   
  Women Men Women's Median as of % of Men's
Social Sciences Assistant Associate Full Assistant Associate Full Assistant Associate Full
ANTHROPOLOGY 3.8 23.8 19.8 2.8 7.8 27.8 135 308 73
ECONOMICS 3.8 N/A 21.8 4.8 10.8 18.8 79 N/A 116
GEOGRAPHY 5.8 4.8 10.8 5.3 3.6 9.3 109 133 116
POLITICAL SCIENCE 4.8 13.8 21.4 1.8 11.8 38.8 264 117 55
PSYCHOLOGY 2.8 23.8 28.3 4.8 3.8 34.8 59 623 83
SOCIOLOGY 2.8 26.8 17.8 N/A 13.8 26.3 N/A 194 68
All Social Sciences 3.8 16.8 19.6 3.8 8.3 27.8 100 203 70
   
All Sciences Faculty 2.8 13.3 21.3 3.5 10.8 26.6 81 123 80
Note: Time at Institution takes into account all tenure-line years worked at Hunter College for each professor as of 30 June 2006. (Some faculty members began working at Hunter College as adjuncts or substitutes before being hired in a tenure-track positions. This time is not included in our calculations.) Only full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who were employed at Hunter 8/31/2005 - 6/30/2006 (both Fall05 and Spring06 Semesters) were included in the analyses.   Faculty members who were on sabbaticals or childcare leave for either semester would still be included.
Example: A female Assistant Professor hired on 1 September 1992 and promoted to Associate Professor on 1 January 1998 would be represented in the women Associate column with a total Time at Institution of 13.8 years.
Data Sources: This table was created using FALL 2005 and SPRING 2006 minifile, retrieved from the City University Personnel System (CUPS) database.