Gender curbed chances at promotion, say 28 percent of female faculty, staff | American Federation of Teachers New Jersey, AFL-CIO

Interviews conducted by Gallup in October 2021 with 10,000-plus active female faculty and staff members nationwide show that 28 percent of all participants feel they were passed over for a promotion based on gender.

Broken down by race/ethnicity, 33 percent of Hispanic female faculty and staff say they were passed over due to gender, followed by Asian (30 percent), white (28 percent) and black (24 percent) women in those roles at Title IV degree-granting, two- and four-year colleges and universities.

“The 28 percent of women working in higher education who feel they have been passed over because of their gender is a call to action for higher ed institutions that have been silent on pay and advancement equity,” writes Stephanie Marken, the executive director of education research at Gallup. “It is more important than ever before that these institutions commit to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace.”