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Report: On The Status of Women Faculty at Boston State College
What was this report?
What was this report?
this report was written to bring light to the status of women at Boston State college
Context:
BSC originated as a women's college
In 1943, two male transfer students were allowed admittance to the school, supposedly as an exception to the rule
in 1972, men outnumbered women at the university, with 51.7% of students being men and 48.3% of students being women
the percentage of female staff was over 60% in 1952, but upon the state taking over the college, this number decreased to only 30% as of 1972
Hafkind, Nancy. Jaffe, Martha. Kannenberg, Susan. Otlewski, Eleanor. Sobota, Catherine. Useem, Betsey. White, Nancy. “Report: On the Status of Women Faculty at Boston State College.” (March 1972): 9
Discrimination via Salary: on average, men made $1,400 more than women, which is equivalent to about $10,260 as of 2022
Published in 1972, this report sought to bring light to the discrimination faced by women faculty, including being hired less, being paid less, and being given tenure less than their male colleagues
Despite this school originating as an all women's college, after an exception made in 1943 to admit two men to the college, men outnumbered women at the school by 1972
Discrimination via Promotion: “Women spend more years in each rank than men do, although there is no discrepancy between their qualifications and those of male faculty members, Women remain in rank gaining increments while men are promoted to the higher rank” (Hafkind, 18)
Discrimination via Leadership: As pictured in Table 8, there are far fewer women in senior appointments in each department.
At the time of this report: 76.4% of women at Boston State College were in lower ranks, and only 54.4% of men were in the lower ranks
Hafkind, Nancy. Jaffe, Martha. Kannenberg, Susan. Otlewski, Eleanor. Sobota, Catherine. Useem, Betsey. White, Nancy. “Report: On the Status of Women Faculty at Boston State College.” (March 1972): 22
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