Minorities in the Profession Articles from PS: Political Science & Politics

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African Americans in the Profession

"The Status of African American Faculty in Political Science Departments in the Southern Region"
Shirley Tolliver Geiger and Toni-Michelle Travis (PS, June 1997)

Latinos/Latinas in the Profession

"The Status of Latinos in the Profession: Problems in Recruitment and Retention"
Manuel Avalos (PS, June 1991)

"An Update on the Status of Latinos Y Latinas in Political Science: What the Profession Should Be Doing"
Valerie Martinez-Ebers; Manuel Avalos; Carol Hardy-Fanta; Linda Lopez; Gary Segura; Ronald Schmidt, Sr. (PS, December 2000)

Women in the Profession

"Improving the Status of Women in Political Science: A Report with Recommendations"
Committee on the Status of Women (PS, September 1992)

"Misdirected Backlash: The Evolving Nature of Academia and the Status of Women in Political Science"
Meredith Reid Sarkees and Nancy E. McGlen (PS, March 1999)

"The Status of Women in Political Science: Female Participation in the Professoriate and the Study of Women and Politics in the Discipline"
Lisa Brandes; Eloise Buker; Susan Burgess; Constance Cook; Janet Flammang; Shirley Geiger; Susan Okin; Bang-Soon Yoon; Martha Ackelsberg  (PS, June 2001)

"Political Science in a Different Voice: Women Faculty Perspectives on the Status of Women in Political Science Departments in the South"
Laura van Assendelft, Wendy Gunther-Canada, Julie Dolan, Barbara Palmer, Michele Swers (PS, April 2003)

"An Assessment of Articles Published by Women in 15 Top Political Science Journals"
Cheryl D. Young (PS, September 1995)

"Faculty Rank among Political Scientists and Reports on the Academic Environment: The Differential Impact of Gender on Observed Patterns"
Vicki Hesli; Barbara Burrell (PS, March 1995)