gender and the smt report on gender statistics within the society for music theory
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GENDER AND THE SMT
Report on gender statistics within the Society for Music Theory
Overview
SMT gender statistics: membership, conference participation and journal publication
Challenges to SMT
Review of gender imbalances in other societies
Statistics
Sources: Society records, archived newsletters
2001 - 2007 Statistical significance of percentages Record of gender in the SMT
SMT Membership
Overall membership
Comparison to AMS and SEM
Membership in administrative structures
SMT Membership by Gender
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
80.00
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
%% Female% Male
AMS and SEM Membership
SMT: average 28% female
AMS: average 46% female
SEM: average 50% female
Female Administration
Ad hoc committees and ex officio members excluded
3 categories: Executive Board Editorial Boards All other committees
Female Participation in SMT Administration
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
% of Total
% Female Members in SMT
% Females on Executive Board
% Females on Committees
% Females on Editorial Boards
SMT Conference Participation
Female participation relative to female membership: Proposal submissions Acceptances --> representation
Female vs Male acceptance rates
SMT Conference Participation (Female)
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007
Year
%
% Female SMT Members
% Female Submitted
% Female Accepted
What was your chance of having your SMT submission accepted ?
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007
Year
%
% Submitted Female ProposalsAccepted
% Submitted Male ProposalsAccepted
SMT Journal Participation
Music Theory Spectrum, Music Theory Online
Female participation relative to female membership: Article submissions Acceptances --> representation
Female vs Male acceptance rates
Music Theory Spectrum Articles (female)
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
%
% Female SMT Members
% Female Submitted
% Female Accepted
What was your chance of having your Music Theory Spectrum submission accepted ?
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
%
% Submitted Female ArticlesAccepted
% Submitted Male ArticlesAccepted
Music Theory Online Articles (Female)
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
%
% Female SMTMembers
% Female Submitted
% Female Accepted
What was your chance of having your Music Theory Online submission accepted ?
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
80.00
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
%
% Submitted Female ArticlesAccepted
% Submitted Male ArticlesAccepted
Conclusions
Female membership rates in the society have declined over the past seven years, from 31% to 27%
Administration Relative to female membership rates, women
are over-represented on some SMT committees; Women are under-represented on SMT editorial
boards.
Conclusions (cont.)
Conference participation Relative to female membership rates, women
are under-represented in proposal submissions and paper presentations at SMT annual meetings;
Rates of acceptance for paper proposals by women are comparable to those by men.
Conclusions (cont.)
Journal publication Relative to female membership rates, women
are under-represented in journal submissions and in publications, both in MTS and MTO;
Rates of acceptance for article submissions by women are significantly below those of men.
Challenges for SMT
Raise the membership rates of women by attracting more women to the Society;
Include more women on editorial boards; Encourage women to submit paper proposals for
annual meetings; Encourage women to submit journal articles for
publication; Examine reasons why journal acceptance rates for
women are significantly lower than those for men.
ACLS Strategies Relying heavily on the society’s leadership
to achieve the objective of gender balance; Electing more women to governing council; Deliberately promoting women as president
of the Society; Appointing women to influential committees
and boards within the Society, including the program committee and the nominating committee;
ACLS Strategies (cont.)
Insisting there be at least one women on all program panels;
Introducing new prizes specifically for women;
Exploring ways to include childcare at conferences;
“Aggressively” recruiting women at graduate student level.