Gender differences at critical transitions in the careers of science engineering and mathematics faculty vii preface difficult tasks are often very simply stated this committee was asked by congress to conduct a study to assess gender differences in the careers of science. Gender differences at critical transitions in the careers of science engineering and mathematics faculty claude r canizares mit report of the national research council obegan jan 2004 oreleased june 2009 opublished book due shortly. Gender differences at critical transitions in the careers of science engineering and mathematics faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male full time tenure track and tenured faculty in science engineering and mathematics at the nations top research universities much of this congressionally mandated book is based on two unique surveys of faculty and departments at major us research universities in six fields biology chemistry . Women academics in science and engineering in the us the committee on gender differences in careers of science engineering and mathematics faculty co chaired by professors canizares mit and shaywitz yale was asked by congress to conduct a study to assess gender differences in the careers of science engineering and. Gender differences at critical transitions in the careers of science engineering and mathematics faculty