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Message from the Bren School equity advisor

The UC Irvine campus is committed to supporting gender equity and diversity. There has never been a more important time to consider diversity in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. The field of computer science is changing rapidly, and an academic body with a diverse background can contribute unique ideas and perspectives to the creative development and study of new technologies for a global world. However, we are still a long way from achieving this goal. To quote from a 2010 report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology:

“Moreover, there is a large interest and achievement gap among some groups in STEM, and African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and women are seriously underrepresented in many STEM fields. This limits their participation in many well-paid, high-growth professions and deprives the Nation of the full benefit of their talents and perspectives.” (pg. viii) 1

One of the ways we can achieve a more inclusive climate is to educate ourselves on the importance of diversity in our field. To this end, I will use this site to assemble articles that relate to issues concerning women and underrepresented minorities regarding educational achievement, advancement, pay inequity and other topics. If you have any questions regarding our equity program, or if you'd like to suggest articles for posting on this site, please send a message to advance@ics.uci.edu.

I hope you enjoy learning more about this important topic as I have.

Your ICS equity advisor,
Gloria Mark

Bren Professor Judy Olson with members of the Women in Computer Science student organization Bren Professor Judy Olson with members of the student organization Women in Computer Sciences (WICS).

Articles of interest

Click here for a collection of articles about diversity in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Please check the list regularly, as new articles will continue to be posted.

Some of the 30+ students who earned their Ph.D. from the Bren School in AY 2010-11. More than 30 students earned their Ph.D. from the Bren School during the 2010-11 academic yeaer.

How we compare to the rest of the nation

Here’s how the Bren School compares with the rest of the country on gender equity in terms of degrees awarded and faculty gender ratio. Data is taken from the CRA Taulbee report, 2009-10 (latest available). Though on some measures we perform better than the rest of the nation, on others we fare poorly in comparison. This data shows that we have a long way to go.

More details can be found here. (PDF document)

 

Degree recipients: nationwide (2009-2010)
 

Male

Female

Undergraduate

86.2%

13.8%

Masters

79.0%

21.0%

Ph.D.

81.2%

18.8%

Degree recipients: Bren School (2009-2010)
 

Male

Female

Total

Undergraduate

90.4%

9.6%

167

Masters

76.9%

23.1%

78

Ph.D.

69.7%

30.3%

33

 

Gender of current faculty nationwide

 

Male

Female

Assistant

74.2%

25.8%

Associate

84.1%

15.9%

Full

87.4%

12.6%

 

Gender of Bren School faculty

ICS-total

 

Male

Female

Total

Computer Science

82.5%

17.5%

40

Informatics

50%

50%

20

Statistics

75%

25%

8

  

ICS-total

 

Male

Female

Total

Assistant

61.5%

38.5%

13

Associate

76.9%

23.1%

13

Full

73.8%

26.2%

42

 

Computer Science

 

Male

Female

Total

Assistant

100%

0%

5

Associate

75%

25%

8

Full

81.5%

18.5%

27

 

Informatics

 

Male

Female

Total

Assistant

20%

80%

5

Associate

66.7%

33.3%

3

Full

58.3%

41.7%

12

 

Statistics

 

Male

Female

Total

Assistant

66.7%

33.3%

3

Associate

100%

0

2

Full

66.7%

33.3%

3