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Women and Minority Faculty: Twelve Year Comparison

Table 2A shows the numbers and percentages of women faculty for the past twelve years. The total number and percentage of women in each year's Directory are shown in the last row of the table. In 1990-91, 1,787 (24.1%) of the faculty in the Directory were women. Both the number and percentage increased steadily over the twelve-year period. In 2001-02, there were 3,116 women, representing 33.4 percent of the faculty. The percentage of assistant professors who were women rose from 46.3 percent in 1990-91 to a high of 52.8 percent in 1995-96 and remained above 50 percent through 1998-99; this percentage dropped to 48.0 percent in 1999-00 and then rose to 49.4 percent in 200-01 and to 49.6 percent in 2001-02. The percentage of women associate professors increased steadily from 34.9 percent in 1990-91 to 47.5 percent in 2001-02. The percentage of women professors also increased steadily from 13.1 percent in 1990-91 to 24.0 percent in 2001-02.

Table 2B compares the numbers and percentages of minority faculty for the past twelve years. The overall minority percentage rose from 9.9 percent in 1990-91 to 14.6 percent in 2001-2002. Over the twelve year period, the percentage of minority professors rose steadily from 6.2 percent in 1990-91 to 12.0 percent in 2001-02. The percentage of minority associate professors rose from 18.8 percent in 1990-91 to 25.8 percent in 1998-99, dropped slightly for the next two years, and then rose to 25.2 percent in 2001-2002. The percentage of minority assistant professors rose from 19.3 percent in 1990-91 to a high of 29.0 percent in 1994-95,

AALS Statistical Report, 2001-02 6 dropped over the next four years to 25.3 percent in 1998-99, rose in 1999-2000 to 28.0 percent, and then dropped back slightly to 27.6 percent in 2000-2001 and 27.4 percent in 2001-02.