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University of California (UC) Doctoral Student Career and Life Survey Findings, 2006-2007

University of California (UC) Doctoral Student Career and Life Survey Findings, 2006-2007. Mary Ann Mason Marc Goulden Karie Frasch Sharon Page-Medrich University of California, Berkeley. University of California (UC) Doctoral Student Career and Life Survey.

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University of California (UC) Doctoral Student Career and Life Survey Findings, 2006-2007

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  1. University of California (UC) Doctoral Student Career and Life Survey Findings, 2006-2007 Mary Ann Mason Marc Goulden Karie Frasch Sharon Page-Medrich University of California, Berkeley

  2. University of California (UC) Doctoral Student Career and Life Survey • An 18-page Web survey assessed the attitudes of doctoral students (second year and higher) toward current and future career and life issues and their satisfaction with their degree program, with special attention to issues affecting student parents. • Launched at UC Berkeley in fall 2006 and at the other UC campuses (except Merced) in spring 2007, an overall 43% rate was achieved(8,373 respondents/19,678 surveyed) and an estimated 48% response rate among women doctoral students. • Respondents’ Basic Demographics • 51% of respondents are women but women are only 45% of • UC’s doctoral student population (second year+). • 14% of women and 12% of men have been parents as doctoral students. • 34% of women and 33% of men are married. • 17% of women and 11% of men are partnered. • 5% of women and 3% of men are divorced/not remarried. • Women are on average 1 year older than men: age 31 vs. 30. Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  3. UC Doctoral Student Career and Life Survey:Response Rates by Campus *Bad email addresses are excluded from number surveyed and response rate calculation. **Estimated based on percent of women among surveyed population (according to the local campus) and percent of women among survey respondents (self-reported by respondents).

  4. UC Doctoral Students:As you think about your future career plans, how concerned are you about the family friendliness of possible career paths? Women Men N=3,948 N=3,648 Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  5. As you think about possible future career paths and family issues, how family friendly do you imagine each of the following job types to be?UC Doctoral Students by Gender N=7,294 to 7,550 3,481 to 3,596 3,784 to 3,923 *vs. not too or not at all family friendly. Yellow shading indicates the group’s response is significantly higher than the other group’s response (P<.001). Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  6. PercentImagining Tenure-Track Faculty Careers at Research-Intensive Universities to Be Very or Somewhat Family Friendly*by New Child Born/Adopted as PhD Student & Paid Status at Event *vs. not too or not at all family friendly Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  7. Percent Rating Tenure-Track Faculty Careers at Research Intensive Univ. as Very or Somewhat Family Friendly by Perceived Commonness of Women Faculty in Their Department/Unit Having Children Total N= 319 968 1,660 730 133 602 1,393 919 Women Doctoral Students Not at all common Not too common Somewhat common Very common Perceived Commonness of Women Faculty in Department/Unit Having Children Men Doctoral Students Not at all common Not too common Somewhat common Very common Percent Rating Tenure-Track Faculty Careers at Research Intensive Universities as Very or Somewhat Family Friendly Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  8. Career Goal at Start of PhD Current Goal Men Men *Professor w. Research Emphasis N=3710 N=3672 Career Goal at Start of PhD Current Goal Women Women UC PhD Students Changing Career Goals N=3994 N=3936 Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  9. Career Goal at Start of PhD Current Goal Men Men *Professor w. Research Emphasis N=1774 N=1754 Career Goal at Start of PhD Current Goal Women Women PTEM** UC PhD Students Changing Career Goals N=856 N=840 **Includes physical sc., technology, engineer., & math. Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  10. Reasons Most Commonly Cited by UC PhD Students for Shifting Career Goal away from Professor with Research Emphasis *”Not applicable” is excluded from analysis. N=956 to 1,201 402 to 529 550 to 666 Yellow shading indicates the group’s response is significantly higher than the other group’s response (P<.01). Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  11. Percent of UC PhD Students Dissatisfied* with Current Aspects of their Experience, By Gender N=7,790 to 8,300 3,741 to 4,034 4,008 to 4,219 *Dissatisfied includes “Not too” and “Not at all satisfied” vs. “Very” and “Somewhat satisfied.” Yellow shading indicates the group’s response is significantly higher than the other group’s response (P<.001). Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  12. UC PhD Students:Whether or not you currently have children, do you expect to have or adopt any in the future? If “yes,” would you consider having children as a PhD student? Women Men N=4,066 N=3,796 Women Men N=2,619 N=2,394 Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  13. Reasons Cited for Not Having or Being Uncertain about Having a Child as a UC PhD Stud. (slide 1 of 2)(among those planning to have children in the future) *”Not applicable” is excluded from analysis. N=3,880-4,353 1,607-2,006 2,199-2,330 Yellow shading indicates the group’s response is significantly higher than the other group’s response (P<.001). Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  14. Reasons Cited for Not Having or Being Uncertain about Having a Child as a UC PhD Stud. (slide 2 of 2)(among those planning to have children in the future) *”Not applicable” is excluded from analysis. N= 1,788-4,312 828-1,983 953-2,314 Yellow shading indicates the group’s response is significantly higher than the other group’s response (P<.001). Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  15. Everybody is Busy (UC Doctoral Students) N=543 452 3436 3215 Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  16. UC Doctoral Student Parents and Career-Family Conflict N=409 491 435 510 385 436 404 436 457 547 Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html). Note: These questions were based on Robert Drago’s Mapping Project Survey Instrument (http://lsir.la.psu.edu/workfam/facultysurvey.htm).

  17. UC Doctoral Student Parents and Career-Family Support/Flexibility N=459 549 420 530 463 545 411 515 450 534 Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html). Note: Some questions were based on Robert Drago’s Mapping Project Survey Instrument (http://lsir.la.psu.edu/workfam/facultysurvey.htm).

  18. Career Duties That Place Stress on UC Doctoral Student Parenting Career Duties Meeting teaching obligations Meeting deadlines for grants/fellowships Attending seminars, colloquia, dept. meetings Research/writing (part of paid work) Attending conferences/presenting papers Conducting time-sensitive experiments Field research away from home Research/writing (PhD program) N= 328 386 363 444 427 503 365 398 397 488 250 218 296 375 453 523 Percent of UC Doctoral Student Parents Experiencing a “Great Deal” of Stress in Parenting as a Result of Specific Educational/Career Duty (“Not Applicable” is excluded. “Some,” “A little,” and “None” responses are grouped.) Source: Mason, Mary Ann and Marc Goulden. 2006. “UC Doctoral Student Career Life Survey.” (http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/grad%20life%20survey.html).

  19. Elongating Career Timelines (Mean Time-to-Events):U.S. Science & Social Sci. PhDs Who Achieve Tenure, 1985-1999* *Mean age calculations are based on PhD Recipients who are given up to 14 years from PhD receipt to achieve tenure; e.g., 1999 includes SDR respondents who received their PhD in 1985-1987. Source: NSF, SDR Sciences, 1973-1999. Note: The use of NSF Data does not imply the endorsement of research methods or conclusions contained in this report.

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