Women and Underrepresented Minorities in S

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Women and Underrepresented Minorities in SE
Fields
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Mary J. Frase Diversity in the Science and
Engineering Workforce NBER January 14,
2005 National Science Foundation Division of
Science Resources Statistics www.nsf.gov/statistic
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Bachelors Degrees Awarded to Underrepresented
Minorities and Women
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1990-1998 and 1992-2001.
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SE Bachelors Degrees Awarded to
Underrepresented Minorities and Women
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1990-1998 and 1992-2001.
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SE Masters Degrees Awarded to Underrepresented
Minorities and Women
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1990-1998 and 1992-2001.
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SE Doctoral Degrees Awarded to Underrepresented
Minorities and Women
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Doctorate
Awards 1999 and 2003.
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Percent of Degrees Awarded to Underrepresented
Minorities and Women 2001
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1990-1998 and 1992-2001.
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Percent of Degrees Awarded, by Race/ethnicity and
Citizenship 2001
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
SOURCE National Science Foundation/Division of
Science Resources Statistics, Science and
Engineering Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity 1992-2001.
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Percent of Bachelors Degrees Awarded to Women,
by Field 2001
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1992-2001.
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Percent of Bachelors Degrees Awarded to
Underrepresented Minorities, by Field 2001
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1992-2001.
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Percent of Masters Degrees Awarded to Women, by
Field 2001
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1992-2001.
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Percent of Masters Degrees Awarded to
Underrepresented Minorities, by Field 2001
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Degrees, by
Race/Ethnicity 1992-2001.
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Percent of Doctoral Degrees Awarded to Women, by
Field 2003
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Doctorate
Awards 2003.
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Percent of Doctoral Degrees Awarded to
Underrepresented Minorities, by Field 2003
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Science and Engineering Doctorate
Awards 2003.
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Women as a Percent of SE Graduate Students, by
Field 2002
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering 2002.
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Underrepresented Minorities as a Percent of SE
Graduate Students, by Field 2002
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
NOTE U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. SOURCE National Science
Foundation/Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering 2002.
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Proportion of Women in the Workforce, by
Occupation 2000
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Ages 25-64. NOTE SE occupations include all
ages and only persons with at least a bachelors
degree. SOURCE Statistical Abstract of the
United States 2002 Women, Minorities and
Persons with Disabilities in Science and
Engineering 2004, data from 2000 Census.
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Proportion of Underrepresented Minorities in the
Workforce, by Occupation 2000
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Ages 25-64 and includes only Blacks and
Hispanics in underrepresented minorities. NOTE
Includes non-citizens on temporary visas. SE
occupations include all ages and only persons
with at least a bachelors degree. SOURCE
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2002
Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities
in Science and Engineering 2004, data from 2000
Census.