Abstract
This study uses data from the National Science Foundation to examine how the concentration of women graduate students in various fields in U.S. graduate programs has changed over time. The analysis will also compare women’s representation among the faculty at different faculty ranks with women’s representation among the graduate student body across fields. Finally, we are interested in better understanding a neglected aspect of women’s graduate education in STEM fields -- women students who are temporary residents receiving their education in the U.S. Results will contribute to a better understanding of gender differences in institution and field of study among graduate students and faculty as well as the extent to which gender gaps have closed since 1995. These results will thus help to improve on-going discussions of policy and institutional reforms that support diversity in academia and the labor market.