Reverse gender bias–a caution to women faculty

Gender Differences in Faculty Turnover

We thank the Office of the Provost of Michigan State University, in particular Dr. Robert F. Banks and Jeanne Kropp, for providing us with the data and for helpful advice. Useful comments on a draft were received at annual meetings of the Midwest and Western Economics Associations, and during a seminar at Michigan State University. Wei-Jang Huang, Rebecca Jacobs, Ella Lim, and Ellen Maloney pro...

Gender inequality of employed women caused to health complications

Gender equality means the enjoyment to rights, opportunities, and life chances has not been governed or limited by the gender. One of the issues highlighted in international human rights is the elimination of gender-based discrimination and the need for equality between men and women in the human society. Gender inequality comes from biological differences and social context [1]. Women need dif...

Evidence for Caution: Women and statin use

Faculty job satisfaction across gender and discipline

It is projected that by 2014 colleges, universities, and professional schools will witness an employment growth of 34.3% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005). Thus, issues of faculty satisfaction, retention, and persistence will become increasingly important for university administrators and education policy makers. The need to study faculty satisfaction at universities also stems from the fact t...

A Caution to Vaccinators

succeeded in infecting himself with syphilis; and a committee consisting of Dr.BRiSTOWE, DhHumphrey, Dr. Ballard, and Mr. Hutchinson, appointed to investigate these most important experiments, report that in their opinion it is conclusively proved " that it is possible for syphilis to be communicated in vaccination from a vaccine-vesicle on a syphilitic person notwithstanding that the operation...