Comments on: Examining the gender breakdown of Georgetown’s administrative and academic leadership http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2009/08/13/examining-the-gender-breakdown-of-georgetowns-administrative-and-academic-leadership/ The Georgetown Voice Blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:17:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Georgetown University Not So Manly After All - The Sexist - Washington City Paper http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2009/08/13/examining-the-gender-breakdown-of-georgetowns-administrative-and-academic-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-363581 Georgetown University Not So Manly After All - The Sexist - Washington City Paper Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:37:54 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=8594#comment-363581 [...] manly in the contest, with nine out of ten of the institution’s top staffers men. But a new report from campus blog Vox Populi reveals that—say it ain’t so!—the Man Madness [...] [...] manly in the contest, with nine out of ten of the institution’s top staffers men. But a new report from campus blog Vox Populi reveals that—say it ain’t so!—the Man Madness [...]

]]> By: Juliana Brint http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2009/08/13/examining-the-gender-breakdown-of-georgetowns-administrative-and-academic-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-363573 Juliana Brint Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:04:42 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=8594#comment-363573 Good point on the graph, Sam. Just changed it to a bar graph. Good point on the graph, Sam. Just changed it to a bar graph.

]]> By: Will Sommer http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2009/08/13/examining-the-gender-breakdown-of-georgetowns-administrative-and-academic-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-363569 Will Sommer Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:53:34 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=8594#comment-363569 As far as quantifying women in leadership positions, you can't forget my breakdown on Georgetown publications. http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/10/22/which-georgetown-publication-is-manliest/#more-880 As far as quantifying women in leadership positions, you can’t forget my breakdown on Georgetown publications.

http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/10/22/which-georgetown-publication-is-manliest/#more-880

]]> By: Sam Sweeney http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2009/08/13/examining-the-gender-breakdown-of-georgetowns-administrative-and-academic-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-363566 Sam Sweeney Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:44:53 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=8594#comment-363566 The prevalence of female leadership at Georgetown is an interesting question, but I'm not sure this graph is the best way of illustrating the current state of affairs. Two problems come to mind: first, although it states the size of each department, graphically it gives equal weight to the different departments, regardless of size. The large male dominance major administrators (32 males to 14 females), for example, looks it might be offset by the relatively insignificant female dominance of the NHS administration (3 females, 2 males). Secondly, it doesn't really make sense to use a line graph, connecting each of the departments, as if it were some type of time series. The seemingly arbitrary order of the departments has a confusing effect, too. For a graphical illustration, a bar graph might be a better fit, which can better show the breakdown of each section as well as their relative sizes, and wouldn't connect the sections. And graphics aside, I think the question of female leadership at Georgetown deserves a more qualitative examination as well. A lot of the questions on this topic which I'd be interested in could probably only be answered with interviews with top female administrators about their experiences as women at a male-dominated school and top Georgetown administrators about the University's recruitment of women. The prevalence of female leadership at Georgetown is an interesting question, but I’m not sure this graph is the best way of illustrating the current state of affairs. Two problems come to mind: first, although it states the size of each department, graphically it gives equal weight to the different departments, regardless of size. The large male dominance major administrators (32 males to 14 females), for example, looks it might be offset by the relatively insignificant female dominance of the NHS administration (3 females, 2 males).

Secondly, it doesn’t really make sense to use a line graph, connecting each of the departments, as if it were some type of time series. The seemingly arbitrary order of the departments has a confusing effect, too.

For a graphical illustration, a bar graph might be a better fit, which can better show the breakdown of each section as well as their relative sizes, and wouldn’t connect the sections. And graphics aside, I think the question of female leadership at Georgetown deserves a more qualitative examination as well. A lot of the questions on this topic which I’d be interested in could probably only be answered with interviews with top female administrators about their experiences as women at a male-dominated school and top Georgetown administrators about the University’s recruitment of women.

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