Race, gender, and faculty diversity in environmental disciplines
Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective
ISBN: 978-0-85724-183-2, eISBN: 978-0-85724-184-9
Publication date: 6 September 2010
Abstract
Purpose – The lack of diversity in environmental institutions has been a concern of environmental justice activists and scholars for several decades now. Although studies have been conducted on the level of diversity in environmental groups, environmental organizations, and student participation in environmental programs, little research has been conducted on faculty diversity in environmental departments. This chapter examines the status of minority faculty in university environmental programs in the United States.
Design/methodology/approach – The chapter examines results from a national survey of 2,407 faculty in several environmental disciplines.
Findings – The results were consistent with national studies of science and engineering (S&E) faculty that find that Hispanics, blacks, and Native Americans are underrepresented among the faculty in these units. The analysis also points to the fact that female faculty are underrepresented and are in a more vulnerable position than male faculty.
Originality/value – The examination of race and gender indicates that scholars should pay more attention to the interaction effects of these variables to identify the different levels of vulnerability that female faculty in these disciplines face.
Citation
Taylor, D.E. (2010), "Race, gender, and faculty diversity in environmental disciplines", Taylor, D.E. (Ed.) Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective (Research in Social Problems and Public Policy, Vol. 18), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 385-407. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0196-1152(2010)0000018015
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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