Table 2 Barriers of Faculty by Gender
| GENDER | |||
| Female | Male | ||
| Variable | f(%) | f(%) | X2 |
| Inadequate support | 11.137** | ||
Not |
7( 6.67) | 23(16.79) | |
Marginally |
15(14.29) | 32(23.36) | |
Moderately |
33(31.43) | 37(27.01) | |
Very |
50(47.62) | 45(32.85) | |
| Lack of training | 9.926* | ||
Not |
33(31.73) | 51(37.23) | |
Marginally |
27(25.96) | 40(29.20) | |
Moderately |
22(21.15) | 36(26.28) | |
Very |
22(21.15) | 10( 7.30) | |
| Heavy teaching load | 7.087 | ||
Not |
10( 9.52) | 25(18.25) | |
Marginally |
25(23.81) | 41(29.93) | |
Moderately |
29(27.62) | 35(25.55) | |
Very |
41(39.05) | 36(26.28) | |
| Committee assignments | 5.375 | ||
Not |
13(12.50) | 28(20.59) | |
Marginally |
28(26.92) | 36(26.47) | |
Moderately |
30(28.85) | 44(32.35) | |
Very |
33(31.73) | 28(20.59) | |
| Lack of knowledge | 2.938 | ||
Not |
30(28.85) | 41(29.71) | |
Marginally |
31(29.81) | 36(26.09) | |
Moderately |
23(22.12) | 42(30.43) | |
Very |
20(19.23) | 19(13.77) | |
| Work & bother | 4.433 | ||
Not |
38(37.62) | 40(28.99) | |
Marginally |
27(26.73) | 48(34.78) | |
Moderately |
20(19.80) | 35(25.36) | |
Very |
16(15.84) | 15(10.87) | |
| Too time consuming | 8.192* | ||
Not |
30(29.41) | 28(20.14) | |
Marginally |
24(23.53) | 39(28.06) | |
Moderately |
21(20.59) | 48(34.53) | |
Very |
27(26.47) | 24(17.27) | |
| Work with colleagues | 4.331 | ||
Not |
44(42.31) | 49(35.51) | |
Marginally |
25(24.04) | 44(31.88) | |
Moderately |
20(19.23) | 33(23.91) | |
Very |
15(14.42) | 12( 8.70) | |
| Advising students | 4.455 | ||
Not |
44(42.31) | 49(35.51) | |
Marginally |
25(24.04) | 44(31.88) | |
Moderately |
20(19.23) | 33(23.91) | |
Very |
15(14.42) | 12( 8.70) | |
| Expectations | 2.341 | ||
Not |
34(32.69) | 51(37.23) | |
Marginally |
41(39.42)) | 50(36.50) | |
Moderately |
14(13.46) | 26(19.98) | |
Very |
15(14.42) | 10( 7.30) | |
| Budget development | 1.557 | ||
Not |
60(58.25) | 73(52.90) | |
Marginally |
25(24.27) | 33(23.91) | |
Moderately |
9( 8.74) | 21(15.22) | |
Very |
9( 8.74) | 11( 7.97) | |
| Policy & job description | 3.681 | ||
Not |
52(50.49) | 70(50.72) | |
Marginally |
30(29.13) | 46(33.33) | |
Moderately |
12(11.65) | 15(10.87) | |
Very |
9( 8.74) | 7( 5.07) | |
| Getting funded | 2.097 | ||
Not |
67(67.68) | 82(60.29) | |
Marginally |
21(21.21) | 32(23.53) | |
Moderately |
4( 4.04) | 14(10.29) | |
Very |
9( 8.74) | 7( 5.07) | |
| Reduced signatures | 3.090 | ||
Not |
55(53.92) | 65(47.80) | |
Marginally |
29(28.43) | 37(27.21) | |
Moderately |
13(12.75) | 27(19.85) | |
Very |
5( 4.90) | 7( 5.15) | |
| Internet access | 2.194 | ||
Not |
73(70.87) | 100(72.46) | |
Marginally |
19(18.45) | 23(16.67) | |
Moderately |
8( 7.77) | 14(10.14) | |
Very |
3( 2.91) | 1( 0.72) |
*p<.05. **p<.01. ***p<.001.
Note. df=3. Critical values for x2.05=7.815, x2.01=11.345, x2.001=16.266.
Note. In this table, "not important" is represented by "not"; "marginally important" is represented by "marginally"; "moderately important" is represented by "moderately"; and "very important" is represented by "very."
AWL Journal Volume 2, Number 1, Winter 1999
