TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this project was to examine the extent to which early-career women faculty in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) experience working in a chilly interpersonal climate (as indicated by experiences of ostracism and incivility) and how those experiences relate to work and non-work well-being outcomes.Design/methodology/approach Data came from a sample of 96 early-career STEM faculty (Study 1) and a sample of 68 early-career women STEM faculty (Study 2). Both samples completed online surveys assessing their experiences of working in a chilly interpersonal climate and well-being.Findings In Study 1, early-career women STEM faculty reported greater experiences of ostracism and incivility and more negative occupational well-being outcomes associated with these experiences compared to early-career men STEM faculty. In Study 2, early-career women STEM faculty reported more ostracism and incivility from their male colleagues than from their female colleagues. Experiences of ostracism (and, to a lesser extent, incivility) from male colleagues also related to negative occupational and psychological well-being outcomes.Originality/value This paper documents that exposure to a chilly interpersonal climate in the form of ostracism and incivility is a potential explanation for the lack and withdrawal of junior women faculty in STEM academic fields.
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
SN  - 2040-7149
DO  - 10.1108/EDI-07-2018-0127
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-07-2018-0127
AU  - Miner Kathi N.
AU  - January Samantha C.
AU  - Dray Kelly K.
AU  - Carter-Sowell Adrienne R.
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Is it always this cold? Chilly interpersonal climates as a barrier to the well-being of early-career women faculty in STEM
T2  - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 226
EP  - 245
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -