Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The number of women working in STEM areas of academia declines as rank
progresses—a phenomenon termed the “leaky pipeline” (Burke, 2007). The leaky
pipeline is due in part to discrimination. Women in STEM report high perceived
discrimination, which is associated with negative career outcomes (Settles, Cortina,
Stewart, & Malley, 2007; Pascoe & Richman, 2009). No research to date has examined
whether mentoring might buffer the negative effects of perceived discrimination for
female professors working in STEM areas of academia. This study examines whether
mentoring relationships moderate the relationships between perceived discrimination
and career outcomes including job satisfaction and work engagement for women in
STEM. 118 women faculty in STEM completed an online survey of perceived
discrimination, job satisfaction, and engagement. Although results revealed main effects
of perceived discrimination and mentoring, mentoring did not moderate the relationship
between perceived discrimination and outcomes. Exploratory analyses provide future
research directions to understand the leaky pipeline.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/10794 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Campbell, Emily |
| Contributors | Ashburn-Nardo, Leslie, Williams, Jane R., Morris, Kate |
| Source Sets | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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