agi’s geowebinar series

AGI’s GeoWebinar Series

Minorities, Temporary Residents, and Gender Parity in the Geosciences

Tuesday, May 251:00 pm – 2:00 pm (US EDT)

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Talk OverviewHigher Education

Minority ParticipationNon-U.S. ResidentsGender Parity

Occupations / WorkforceGender ParityMinority Participation

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

1976 1980 1990 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Minority Participation in U.S. Universities (4-year)

African American (Enrollment) African American (Degrees)

Hispanic (Enrollment) Hispanic (Degrees)

Native American (Enrollment) Native American (Degrees)

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from the NCES Digest of Education Statistics

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U.S. University Degrees Conferred to Minorities by Degree Level

African American (Bachelor's) African American (Master's) African American (Doctoral)

Hispanic (Bachelor's) Hispanic (Master's) Hispanic (Doctoral)

Native American (Bachelor's) Native American (Master's) Native American (Doctoral)

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from the NCES Digest of Education Statistics

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

All Science and

Engineering

Biological sciences

Computer sciences

Earth, atmospheric,

and ocean sciences

Mathematical sciences

Physical sciences

Chemistry Physics Social sciences

Engineering

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Percentage of Degrees Conferred to Underrepresented Minorities(1997-2006)

Bachelor's

Master's

Doctoral

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from NSF's Degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, and race/ethnicityof recipients: 1997–2006

0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7%

1.2% 1.3% 1.5% 1.2% 1.7% 1.8%

2.8%3.4%

3.7%3.6% 3.2%

4.1%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Geoscience Degrees Conferred to Minorities (2003-2008)

Native American African American Hispanic

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from IPEDS.

0.7% 0.6% 0.4%

1.8% 1.9%1.6%

4.3% 3.9%

3.1%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

Bachelor's Master's Doctoral

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Geoscience Degrees Conferred to Minorities by Degree Level

(2008)

Native American African American Hispanic


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eU.S. Science and Engineering Graduate Degrees

Conferred to Non-U.S. Residents(1995-2008)

Geosciences (incl. Geosci. Eng.) Computer Sciences

Engineering Physical Sciences

Biological Sciences Social Sciences


0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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U.S. Master's Degrees Conferred to Non-U.S. Residents (1995-2008)

Geosciences

Geoscience Engineering

Computer Sciences

Engineering

Physical Sciences

Social Sciences

Biological Sciences


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Geoscience Master's Degrees from U.S. Institutions(1995-2008)

Geosciences (U.S. Citizens) Geoscience Eng. (U.S. Citizens)

Geosciences (Non-U.S. Residents) Geoscience Eng. (Non-U.S. Residents)


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10%

20%

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40%

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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U.S. Doctoral Degrees Conferred to Non-U.S. Residents (1995-2008)

Geosciences

Geoscience Engineering

Computer Sciences

Engineering

Physical Sciences

Social Sciences

Biological Sciences


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Geoscience Doctoral Degrees from U.S. Institutions(1995-2008)

Geosciences (U.S. Citizens) Geoscience Eng. (U.S. Citizens)Geosciences (Non-U.S. Residents) Geoscience Eng. (Non-U.S. Residents)


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10%

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30%

40%

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60%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

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2009

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Percentage of Geoscience Degrees Conferred to Women by Degree Level(1990-2009)

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program. Data derived from AGI's Directory of Geoscience Departments

46.8% 46.5% 46.4% 46.3% 46.4% 46.7% 47.3%

29.8%27.3%

22.5% 22.0%

29.9% 29.3% 29.5%

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Participation of Women in Environmental Science and Geoscience Occupations

vs. All Occupations

All Occupations Environmental scientists and GeoscientistsSource: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

57% 54%

44%

28% 26%

16%12%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

S and E related

occupations

Social and related

scientists

Life and related

scientists

Physical and related

scientists

Computer and

Mathematical scientists

Geoscientists Engineers

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Participation of Women in Science and Engineering Occupations

(2006)

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program; data derived from NSF's SESTAT 2006 Restricted Access Database. SESTAT is the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System. The use of NSF data does not imply NSF endorsement of the research, research methods, or conclusions contained in this report.

28%

23%21%

19%

15%13%

9%6%

2%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Oceanographers Environmental engineers

Geologists, including earth

scientists

Natural sciences managers

Atmospheric and space scientists

Environmental scientists

Engineering managers

Petroleum engineers

Mining and geological engineers

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Participation of Women in Detailed Geoscience Occupations(2006)


9.6%

15.5%

22.5%

18.6%

1.7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Full professors Associate professors Assistant professors Non-tenure track Emeritus

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Percentage of Female Geoscience Faculty by Academic Rank

(2008)

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program

23.3% 23.6% 23.9% 24.5% 25.0% 25.0% 24.7%

6.3%7.4%

6.2%4.7%

5.7%

8.1%

2.2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Percentage of Underrepresented Minorities in Environmental Science and Geoscience Occupations

vs. All Occupations

All Occupations Environmental scientists and geoscientists

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

23.3% 23.6% 23.9% 24.5% 25.0% 25.0% 24.7%

6.3%7.4%

6.2%4.7%

5.7%

8.1%

2.2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Percentage of Underrepresented Minorities in Environmental Science and Geoscience Occupations

vs. All Occupations

All Occupations Environmental scientists and geoscientists

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

African American Hispanic

African American Hispanic

2003 3.1% 3.2% 10.7% 12.6%2004 5.1% 2.3% 10.7% 12.9%2005 3.2% 3.0% 10.8% 13.1%2006 2.9% 1.8% 10.9% 13.6%2007 5.4% 0.3% 11.0% 14.0%2008 4.0% 4.1% 11.0% 14.0%2009 1.0% 1.2% 10.7% 14.0%

Environmental

scientists and

geoscientists All Occupations

5.4% 4.8% 4.9%3.4% 4.6% 3.7% 4.0% 3.0%

6.4%5.5% 4.2%

4.7% 3.0%2.3% 2.3%

1.9%

0.8%0.9%

1.5%0.7% 0.6%

1.5% 0.7%1.1%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

Non-S and E Occupations

S and E related

occupations

Social and related

scientists

Computer and mathematical

scientists

Engineers Life and related

scientists

Physical and related

scientists

Geoscientists

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Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in Science and Engineering Occupations

(2006)

Native American

African American

Hispanic


3.8%2.8%

5.1%3.6% 3.2%

1.1%

3.2%1.9%

0.9%

0.4%

4.5%1.1%

0.9% 1.4%

2.4%

0.4%

0.2%0.5%

7.2% 0.8%1.8%

1.5%0.4%

0.8% 0.4%

1.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

Natural sciences managers

Environmental engineers

Petroleum engineers

Geologists, including earth

scientists

Engineering managers

Environmental scientists

Atmospheric and space scientists

Mining and geological engineers

Oceanographers

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Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in Geoscience Occupations (2006)

Native American

African American

Hispanic

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program; data derived from NSF's SESTAT 2006 Restricted Access Database. SESTAT is the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System. Th e use of NSF data does not imply NSF endorsement of the research, research methods, or conclusions contained in this report.

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