Proportion of Female Faculty Continues to Increase While Proportion of Underrepresented Minority Faculty Remains Almost Unchanged

Proportion of Female Faculty Continues to Increase While Proportion of Underrepresented Minority Faculty Remains Almost Unchanged

Female faculty comprise 59.3% of total faculty at the U.S. schools and colleges of optometry in 2020-21, according to ASCO’s 2020-21 Annual Faculty Data Report, rising from 57.8% last year and 53.6% five years ago. At the same time, the percentage of full-time Black or African American faculty moved from 3.8% to 3.6% in the last year; the percentage of full-time Hispanic or Latino faculty increased from 5.1% to 5.7%. Five years ago, 2.9% of faculty were Black or African American and 5.3% were Hispanic or Latino.

In addition, over the past year:

The report also shows:

For more information, contact Joanne Zuckerman, ASCO’s Manager, Data Services and Special Projects, at jzuckerman@opted.org.