The Status of Women in Ph.D. Departments

A Brief Look at 50+ Years of Scholarly Development in the Midwest Political Science Association

“…•Final report presented to the Executive Council of the Southern Political Science Association, Tampa, Florida, November 7, 1991. 1. The questionnaire used for the earlier survey of doctoral degree granting political science departments (Stetson, et al 1990) was adapted for this survey. A cover letter signed by Bradley Canon, 1991 President of SPSA, and Mary Guy, CSW Chair, accompanied the questionnaire.…”

The Status of Women in Political Science Departments in the Southern Region

“…1. The questionnaire used for the earlier survey of doctoral degree granting political science departments (Stetson, et al 1990) was adapted for this survey. A cover letter signed by Bradley Canon, 1991 President of SPSA, and Mary Guy, CSW Chair, accompanied the questionnaire.…”

“…At its 1990 Annual Meeting, the Executive Council of the Southern Political Science Association authorized the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) to conduct a survey of all degree granting political science departments in the southern region. The purpose of this research was to expand the scope of a survey conducted earlier of doctoral granting programs (Stetson, et al 1990) and to compare regional to national findings. The results provide a means by which the Southern Political Science Association can monitor the status of women in political science departments and by which the Committee on the Status of Women can base recommendations for advancing the integration of women into the discipline.…”