How Women in Biomedical PhD Programs Manage Gender Consciousness as They Persist Toward Academic Research Careers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Women remain underrepresented as biomedical faculty and are more likely than white and Asian men to lose interest in faculty careers in graduate school. However, some women maintain interest in academic research careers during PhD training and are the most likely candidates for faculty positions. This study explored how these women described and interpreted gender issues at early stages in their training.

Method

Annual interviews from 2009 to 2014 with 22 female PhD students aspiring to research faculty careers were analyzed using an iterative, content analysis approach rooted in the interview data. Focusing on career intentions and experiences with gender, race, and ethnicity, authors arrived at 11 themes which describe a range of gendered experiences and strategies

SUBMITTER: Remich R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4965300 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature