A Comparison of Gender and Gender-Related Issues in the Business Disciplines

The study described the situation of female professors within the business disciplines of accounting, economics, management, and marketing in order to collect information concerning gender-specific employment experiences. Results indicate that gender inequity within academia still exists. For example, the percentage of female faculty has increased to only 24.3% of the total. Furthermore, those surveyed were asked to respond to questions concerning their discriminatory experiences with regards to gender. The majority of women had encountered gender-related discrimination. However, the percentage of respondents (N = 707) in the senior ranks (50%) was much greater than the AACSB national averages, which show females making up only 36.5% of senior business faculty. Implications of these findings are discussed at the end of this article.