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Laura L. Mays Hoopes' Women in Science Quiz
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about the status of American women in science today! To see a list of answers, scroll down to the bottom.
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Which is closest to the percent of women among PhD's granted in the US in biology at major research universities?
a. 15% b. 25% c. 35% d. 45% |
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Which is closest to the percent of women among full professors in the US in biology at major research universities? a. 15% b. 25% c. 35% d. 45% |
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Which is closest to the percent of women among science and engineering faculty in all American four-year colleges and universities according to the National Science Foundation's analysis in 2000? a. 40% b. 30% c. 20% d. 10% |
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In the same NSF 2000 report, the median annual salary for female scientists and engineers was $47,000. Which number is closest to the men's median?
a.$40,000 b.$50,000 c.$60,000 d.$70,000 |
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In 2001, the NSF reports that there were 427.770 employed male Scientists and Engineers. Which number is closest to the number of women? a. 50,000 b. 150,000 c. 250,000 d. 350,000 |
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In 2001, employed male Scientists and Engineers had children living in the household in 44.8% of the cases. Which number is closest to the percent for females? a. 45% b. 50% c. 55% d. 60% |
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In Chemistry, the percentage of full professors who were women in the top 50 research universities in 2003 was 7.62%. Which number is closest to the percent women full professors in physics? a. 3% b. 4% c. 5% d. 6% |
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Of all the science, mathematics, and engineering fields, which discipline had the highest ratio of percent women full professors to percent women PhD's granted by the top 50 research universities (disciplines were biology, physical science, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, math & statistics, physics, engineering, elec. engineering, civil engineering, mechan. engineering, chemical engineering)? a. biology b. math & statistics c. astronomy d. computer science |
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There were 30,058 postdoctoral positions in Science and Engineering in 2001 according to NSF's count. Of those, which number is the closest to the number of women postdocs?
a. 9,000 b. 10,000 c. 11,000 d. 12,000 |
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Based purely on numbers graduates in Science and Engineering from 1999-2003 (not on ratios to total numbers of students), there were no liberal arts colleges among the top 50 baccalaureate institutions of origin from men granted doctorates. How many liberal arts colleges were among the top fifty baccalaureate origins of women doctorates in this period?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 |
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Answers: 1=d 2=a 3=c 4=c 5= b 6=b 7=c 8=d 9=a 10=d (three were women's colleges) |
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