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Sex/Gender in the Biomedical Science Workforce
October 7, 2005
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Research Grants
1. How does the NIH determine the sex/gender of applicants for NIH research grants?
2. What is the response rate to questions about sex/gender?
3. Has the participation of women in NIH research grant programs changed in recent years?
4. Has the size of research grants changed for men and women and how do they compare?
Research Project Grants
5. Does the difference in the average size of grants persist across all budget categories?
6. How has the participation rate for women changed over time across these budget categories?
7. Do women enjoy the same success as men in getting research project grants?
8. Do Women applicants for research grant funding receive a smaller share of the award amount requested?
R01 Research Grants
9. Has the participation of women changed for traditional research project grants (R01)?
10. Do women receive smaller R01 awards than men?
11. Does the participation rate for women vary with age?
12. How do participation rates for women in NIH grant programs compare to their representation in relevant faculty positions?
Training and Career Awards
13. Over time have the participation rates increased for women in NIH institutional research training programs?
14. Over time have the participation rates increased for women in NIH career development Programs?
15. Over time have the participation rates increased for women in NIH fellowship programs?
Intramural Research Program
16. How many women have tenure in the NIH Intramural Research Program?
Other Relevant Resources
1. How does the NIH determine the sex/gender of applicants for NIH research grants?
The NIH collects information on sex/gender using the Personal Data Page of the
PHS 398 Grant Application form (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/personal.doc -
MS Word - 46 KB) . Completion is voluntary. This page is removed and separately
recorded after the application is received. The information is used and protected
by the Privacy Act as described on the page itself.
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2. What is the response rate to questions about sex/gender?
The NIH has gender information on close to 99% of all awardees going back to 1994.
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3. Has the participation of women in NIH research grant programs changed in recent years?
Looking at all NIH research grants, over the period from 1994 to 2004 the participation of women has increased. In 1994, 20% of the awards and 17% of the awarded dollars went to female Principal Investigators. In 2004, 25% of the awards and 21% of the awarded dollars went to female Principal Investigators.
NIH Research Grant Awards* to Men and Women, FY 1994 - 2004 |
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All Awards |
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Awards to Women |
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Awards to Men |
FY |
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Number |
Amount |
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Number |
Amount |
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Number |
Amount |
|
1994 |
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30,368 |
$ 7,644,968,658 |
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6,122 |
$ 1,297,856,900 |
|
23,006 |
$ 6,091,623,155 |
1995 |
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29,950 |
$ 7,926,030,175 |
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6,334 |
$ 1,398,236,338 |
|
22,719 |
$ 6,315,806,355 |
1996 |
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30,541 |
$ 8,388,105,242 |
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6,616 |
$ 1,527,245,559 |
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23,061 |
$ 6,635,041,494 |
1997 |
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32,095 |
$ 9,039,127,181 |
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6,998 |
$ 1,641,431,230 |
|
24,165 |
$ 7,149,416,257 |
1998 |
|
33,328 |
$ 9,667,285,731 |
|
7,384 |
$ 1,786,802,478 |
|
24,907 |
$ 7,529,455,514 |
1999 |
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35,871 |
$ 11,228,936,365 |
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8,054 |
$ 2,155,834,240 |
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26,787 |
$ 8,720,521,558 |
2000 |
|
38,299 |
$ 13,001,726,060 |
|
8,711 |
$ 2,548,955,592 |
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28,330 |
$ 10,009,858,346 |
2001 |
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40,661 |
$ 14,906,436,960 |
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9,385 |
$ 2,936,923,173 |
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29,899 |
$ 11,435,353,116 |
2002 |
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43,514 |
$ 16,828,253,981 |
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10,193 |
$ 3,363,563,108 |
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31,799 |
$ 12,838,202,639 |
2003 |
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46,085 |
$ 18,831,680,613 |
|
11,082 |
$ 3,797,405,788 |
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33,425 |
$ 14,389,702,559 |
2004 |
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47,459 |
$ 19,606,032,092 |
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11,680 |
$ 4,057,356,318 |
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34,190 |
$ 14,867,218,441 |
* Competing and Non-Competing
From Success Rate File, CGAF 2004 and IMPAC-II as of September 21, 2005
Program: srf_gender_050921_rfm |
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4. Has the size of research grants changed for men and women and how do they compare?
For all research grants, the average size has increased 1.6 fold from $251,744 to $413,115 over the period from 1994 to 2004. Research grants to women have remained at about 80% of the size of research grants to men.
Average NIH Research Grant Award to Men and Women,
FY 1994 - 2004
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All Awards |
Women |
Men |
Women's Average/Men's Average |
FY |
Average |
Average |
Average |
| test |
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1994 |
$251,744 |
$211,999 |
$264,784 |
80% |
1995 |
$264,642 |
$220,751 |
$277,997 |
79% |
1996 |
$274,651 |
$230,841 |
$287,717 |
80% |
1997 |
$281,637 |
$234,557 |
$295,858 |
79% |
1998 |
$290,065 |
$241,983 |
$302,303 |
80% |
1999 |
$313,037 |
$267,672 |
$325,551 |
82% |
2000 |
$339,480 |
$292,613 |
$353,331 |
83% |
2001 |
$366,603 |
$312,938 |
$382,466 |
82% |
2002 |
$386,732 |
$329,988 |
$403,730 |
82% |
2003 |
$408,629 |
$342,664 |
$430,507 |
80% |
2004 |
$413,115 |
$347,376 |
$434,841 |
80% |
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5. Does the difference in the average size of grants persist across all budget categories?
No. In fact, the average size of grants varies considerably across budget category and the differences in the size of grants to women and men vary, as well. Looking at fiscal 2004, the biggest differences in the average award are for centers where women serve as PIs on grants that are on average only 60% as large as those for men. The average size of SBIR/STTR awards for women exceeds that of men. And the average Research Project Grant award (RPG) or Career Development Award for women is about 90% of the size for men. It should be pointed out that the RPG category constitutes 79% of extramural awards and 75% of the extramural dollars.
NIH Research Grants by Budget Category, FY 2004 |
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All Awards |
Awards to Women |
Awards to Men |
Budget Category |
Number |
Amount |
Number |
Amount |
Number |
Amount |
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RPG |
37,396 |
$14,671,548,833 |
8,936 |
$3,253,009,927 |
27,481 |
$11,001,652,688 |
SBIR/STTR |
2,200 |
$613,236,443 |
384 |
$107,834,887 |
1,638 |
$451,322,600 |
Centers |
1,383 |
$2,612,807,505 |
221 |
$268,033,546 |
1,097 |
$2,218,004,884 |
Career |
4,137 |
$598,477,912 |
1,490 |
$203,759,659 |
2,379 |
$356,817,718 |
Other |
2,343 |
$1,109,961,399 |
649 |
$224,718,299 |
1,595 |
$839,420,551 |
Total |
47,459 |
$19,606,032,092 |
11,680 |
$4,057,356,318 |
34,190 |
$14,867,218,441 |
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| (Other includes all S, R, P, and U awards not included in Research Projects, SBIR’s, or Research Centers.) |
Average NIH Research Grant Award to Men and Women by Budget Category, FY 1994 - 2004
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Budget Category |
All Awards Average |
Women Average |
Men Average |
Women's Average/Men's Average |
RPG |
$392,329 |
$364,034 |
$400,337 |
91% |
SBIR/STTR |
$278,744 |
$280,820 |
$275,533 |
102% |
Centers |
$1,889,232 |
$1,212,821 |
$2,021,882 |
60% |
Career |
$144,665 |
$136,751 |
$149,986 |
91% |
Other |
$473,735 |
$346,253 |
$526,282 |
66% |
Total |
$413,115 |
$347,376 |
$434,841 |
80% |
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6. How has the participation rate for women changed over time across these budget categories?
The participation of women has grown in all budget categories. Over the period from 1983 to 2004, the share of grants going to women has increased from 13% to 24% for RPGs, 13% to 19% for SBIR/STTR grants, 4% to 17% for centers, and 17% to 39% for Career awards.
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Number of Awards in Different Budget Categories to Men and Women
FY 1980 - FY 2004 |
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Female |
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Male |
FY |
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RPG |
SBIR/STTR |
Center |
Career |
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RPG |
SBIR/STTR |
Center |
Career |
1980 |
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1,976 |
0 |
26 |
206 |
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15,319 |
0 |
524 |
1,270 |
1981 |
|
2,034 |
0 |
24 |
204 |
|
15,381 |
0 |
504 |
1,232 |
1982 |
|
2,059 |
0 |
16 |
211 |
|
14,713 |
0 |
451 |
1,180 |
1983 |
|
2,333 |
8 |
20 |
231 |
|
15,199 |
53 |
477 |
1,121 |
1984 |
|
2,485 |
7 |
19 |
251 |
|
15,588 |
59 |
524 |
1,138 |
1985 |
|
2,719 |
13 |
19 |
276 |
|
16,449 |
96 |
538 |
1,187 |
1986 |
|
2,973 |
17 |
20 |
290 |
|
16,758 |
101 |
537 |
1,176 |
1987 |
|
3,275 |
18 |
25 |
343 |
|
17,653 |
108 |
556 |
1,219 |
1988 |
|
3,457 |
15 |
30 |
361 |
|
18,109 |
119 |
595 |
1,233 |
1989 |
|
3,693 |
21 |
39 |
372 |
|
18,506 |
133 |
603 |
1,188 |
1990 |
|
3,918 |
40 |
42 |
396 |
|
18,123 |
149 |
625 |
1,187 |
1991 |
|
4,208 |
29 |
54 |
418 |
|
18,735 |
187 |
672 |
1,227 |
1992 |
|
4,541 |
53 |
61 |
448 |
|
19,230 |
195 |
753 |
1,253 |
1993 |
|
4,708 |
60 |
73 |
498 |
|
18,893 |
283 |
781 |
1,268 |
1994 |
|
4,958 |
50 |
89 |
580 |
|
19,285 |
318 |
854 |
1,343 |
1995 |
|
5,111 |
73 |
90 |
644 |
|
19,021 |
398 |
809 |
1,357 |
1996 |
|
5,343 |
71 |
89 |
684 |
|
19,356 |
395 |
810 |
1,386 |
1997 |
|
5,671 |
112 |
97 |
724 |
|
20,252 |
558 |
810 |
1,401 |
1998 |
|
5,911 |
139 |
92 |
752 |
|
21,022 |
686 |
779 |
1,434 |
1999 |
|
6,355 |
187 |
108 |
748 |
|
21,958 |
879 |
830 |
1,522 |
2000 |
|
6,786 |
228 |
113 |
847 |
|
23,094 |
1,021 |
873 |
1,639 |
2001 |
|
7,313 |
240 |
140 |
930 |
|
24,250 |
1,123 |
926 |
1,795 |
2002 |
|
7,715 |
283 |
180 |
1,073 |
|
25,400 |
1,314 |
1,007 |
1,943 |
2003 |
|
8,389 |
315 |
210 |
1,232 |
|
26,587 |
1,424 |
1,088 |
2,163 |
2004 |
|
8,936 |
384 |
221 |
1,490 |
|
27,481 |
1,638 |
1,097 |
2,379 |
File: srf_gender_050921_rfm3.xls |
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7. Do women enjoy the same success as men in getting research project grants?
The success rate for women is very comparable to men on Research Project Grants.
NIH Competing Research Project Applications, FY 1985 - 2004 |
|
Applications from Women |
Applications from Men |
|
FY |
Reviewed |
Awarded |
Success |
Reviewed |
Awarded |
Success |
1985 |
3,174 |
970 |
30.6% |
16,217 |
5,567 |
34.3% |
1986 |
3,291 |
1,053 |
32.0% |
15,656 |
5,240 |
33.5% |
1987 |
3,413 |
1,101 |
32.3% |
15,113 |
5,648 |
37.4% |
1988 |
3,770 |
1,155 |
30.6% |
15,978 |
5,274 |
33.0% |
1989 |
3,847 |
1,105 |
28.7% |
15,939 |
4,626 |
29.0% |
1990 |
4,051 |
1,024 |
25.3% |
16,581 |
4,135 |
24.9% |
1991 |
4,078 |
1,140 |
28.0% |
16,512 |
4,889 |
29.6% |
1992 |
4,364 |
1,244 |
28.5% |
16,602 |
5,005 |
30.1% |
1993 |
5,207 |
1,207 |
23.2% |
17,656 |
4,262 |
24.1% |
1994 |
5,741 |
1,380 |
24.0% |
19,042 |
5,003 |
26.3% |
1995 |
5,680 |
1,453 |
25.6% |
18,838 |
5,200 |
27.6% |
1996 |
5,455 |
1,425 |
26.1% |
17,615 |
5,098 |
28.9% |
1997 |
5,649 |
1,684 |
29.8% |
17,624 |
5,534 |
31.4% |
1998 |
5,411 |
1,628 |
30.1% |
17,074 |
5,535 |
32.4% |
1999 |
5,970 |
1,870 |
31.3% |
18,379 |
6,259 |
34.1% |
2000 |
6,366 |
1,940 |
30.5% |
19,180 |
6,372 |
33.2% |
2001 |
6,806 |
2,129 |
31.3% |
19,684 |
6,558 |
33.3% |
2002 |
7,365 |
2,128 |
28.9% |
20,730 |
6,792 |
32.8% |
2003 |
8,697 |
2,625 |
30.2% |
23,946 |
7,302 |
30.5% |
2004 |
10,603 |
2,529 |
23.9% |
28,891 |
7,289 |
25.2% |
Source: Success rate file, CGAF2004 and IMPAC-II as of September 20, 2005 |
Program: SRF_Gender_050921_rfm |
Excludes applications without coded Genders |
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8. Do Women applicants for research grant funding receive a smaller share of the award amount requested?
Since 1995, the level of support provided (relative to the support requested) has been essentially equivalent for men and women receiving Research Project Grants.
Awarded Versus Requested Support for Competing Research Project Awards to Women and Men, FY 1995 - FY 2005* |
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Women |
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Men |
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FY |
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Number |
Total Requested |
Total Awarded |
Awarded/ Requested |
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Number |
Total Requested |
Total Awarded |
Awarded/ Requested |
1995 |
|
1,553 |
$255,388,139 |
$215,062,871 |
84.2% |
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5,329 |
$1,088,631,881 |
$890,745,168 |
81.8% |
1996 |
|
1,533 |
$261,892,850 |
$226,183,699 |
86.4% |
|
5,185 |
$1,062,707,169 |
$891,279,855 |
83.9% |
1997 |
|
1,786 |
$310,493,778 |
$265,244,734 |
85.4% |
|
5,712 |
$1,182,134,625 |
$993,099,118 |
84.0% |
1998 |
|
1,819 |
$333,334,178 |
$293,380,185 |
88.0% |
|
5,798 |
$1,220,107,940 |
$1,034,264,675 |
84.8% |
1999 |
|
2,046 |
$449,720,050 |
$387,364,977 |
86.1% |
|
6,528 |
$1,565,598,961 |
$1,355,541,400 |
86.6% |
2000 |
|
2,077 |
$490,983,343 |
$444,241,177 |
90.5% |
|
6,612 |
$1,836,199,901 |
$1,606,049,643 |
87.5% |
2001 |
|
2,233 |
$520,756,265 |
$472,354,054 |
90.7% |
|
6,720 |
$1,774,520,804 |
$1,597,810,783 |
90.0% |
2002 |
|
2,209 |
$520,093,259 |
$476,581,705 |
91.6% |
|
6,908 |
$1,856,682,067 |
$1,687,469,697 |
90.9% |
2003 |
|
2,706 |
$656,987,727 |
$587,862,727 |
89.5% |
|
7,408 |
$2,051,175,077 |
$1,786,737,291 |
87.1% |
2004 |
|
2,544 |
$615,592,312 |
$549,766,995 |
89.3% |
|
7,317 |
$2,077,433,050 |
$1,872,421,008 |
90.1% |
2005 |
|
2,519 |
$620,203,174 |
$551,980,146 |
89.0% |
|
6,800 |
$2,001,515,755 |
$1,785,736,765 |
89.2% |
| *preliminary |
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9. Has the participation of women changed for traditional research project grants (R01)?
Yes. Over the period from 1990 to 2004 the percentage of R01 awards going to women has increased from 17 percent to 24 percent.
NIH Competing and Noncompeting R01 Awards, FY 1990 - 2004 |
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|
|
Female |
|
Male |
Average Values |
|
FY |
|
Number |
Amount |
|
Number |
Amount |
|
Female |
Male |
|
1990 |
|
2,941 |
$506,484,099 |
|
14,240 |
$2,509,106,164 |
|
$172,215 |
$176,201 |
|
1991 |
|
3,056 |
$571,050,002 |
|
14,370 |
$2,705,006,813 |
|
$186,862 |
$188,240 |
|
1992 |
|
3,260 |
$649,231,509 |
|
14,638 |
$2,905,293,449 |
|
$199,151 |
$198,476 |
|
1993 |
|
3,364 |
$704,939,032 |
|
14,320 |
$2,961,413,476 |
|
$209,554 |
$206,803 |
|
1994 |
|
3,531 |
$775,869,838 |
|
14,497 |
$3,119,370,224 |
|
$219,731 |
$215,173 |
|
1995 |
|
3,539 |
$824,593,832 |
|
14,077 |
$3,181,994,156 |
|
$233,002 |
$226,042 |
|
1996 |
|
3,695 |
$904,541,217 |
|
14,430 |
$3,433,724,249 |
|
$244,801 |
$237,957 |
|
1997 |
|
3,940 |
$1,007,216,155 |
|
15,291 |
$3,772,118,932 |
|
$255,639 |
$246,689 |
|
1998 |
|
4,175 |
$1,113,041,604 |
|
16,084 |
$4,180,291,005 |
|
$266,597 |
$259,904 |
|
1999 |
|
4,713 |
$1,335,625,337 |
|
17,315 |
$4,702,470,884 |
|
$283,392 |
$271,584 |
|
2000 |
|
5,237 |
$1,568,687,923 |
|
18,581 |
$5,343,220,926 |
|
$299,539 |
$287,564 |
|
2001 |
|
5,715 |
$1,817,906,403 |
|
19,619 |
$5,992,425,941 |
|
$318,094 |
$305,440 |
|
2002 |
|
6,070 |
$2,032,448,314 |
|
20,478 |
$6,610,272,576 |
|
$334,835 |
$322,799 |
|
2003 |
|
6,543 |
$2,277,580,489 |
|
21,138 |
$7,110,103,865 |
|
$348,094 |
$336,366 |
|
2004 |
|
6,868 |
$2,447,580,574 |
|
21,470 |
$7,435,993,515 |
|
$356,375 |
$346,343 |
|
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Source: CGAF and IMPAC-II as of October 3, 2005 Program awd_gender_age_rfm |
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Limited to cells with 20 or more female principal investigators |
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Gender - R01s.xls |
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10. Do women receive smaller R01 awards than men?
No. Since 1993, R01 awards with women as Principal Investigators have been slightly larger than awards to men.
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11. Does the participation rate for women vary with age?
Yes. On R01 grants, the participation rate for women is higher within the younger age groups. In FY 2004, 29 percent of the 36 to 40 year old recipients were women while only 16 percent of the 66 to 70 year old recipients were women.
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12. How do participation rates for women in NIH grant programs compare to their representation in relevant faculty positions?
The AAMC collects detailed data on faculty in medical school departments. Some of this faculty is involved in research and others are more involved in medical education. Nonetheless, this pool of individuals comprises a substantial portion of the applicants for NIH grants. In calendar 2004, the AAMC reported that 72% of the faculty in Basic Science departments was male and 28% were female. In Clinical Science departments 68% of the faculty was male and 32% were female. Information is available in Table 14 at http://www.aamc.org/data/facultyroster/usmsf04/start.htm.
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13. Over time have the participation rates increased for women in NIH institutional research training programs?
Yes. The participation rate for women in the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award institutional research training grant program (T32, T34) has increased from 47 percent of the predoctoral positions and 38 percent of the postdoctoral positions in FY1990 to 55 percent of the predoctoral positions and 49 percent of the postdoctoral positions by FY 2004.
NIH Research Training Grants, FY 1990 - 2005 (To date) |
|
Number of trainees |
FY |
Degree |
Total |
Female |
Male |
Female as % of coded |
|
1990 |
Post-Doc |
4,591 |
1,690 |
2,724 |
38.3% |
|
Pre-Doc |
7,609 |
3,488 |
3,978 |
46.7% |
1991 |
Post-Doc |
4,764 |
1,814 |
2,756 |
39.7% |
|
Pre-Doc |
8,185 |
3,819 |
4,227 |
47.5% |
1992 |
Post-Doc |
4,816 |
2,024 |
2,782 |
42.1% |
|
Pre-Doc |
8,938 |
4,237 |
4,680 |
47.5% |
1993 |
Post-Doc |
4,673 |
1,962 |
2,699 |
42.1% |
|
Pre-Doc |
8,868 |
4,268 |
4,583 |
48.2% |
|
1994 |
Post-Doc |
4,792 |
2,074 |
2,707 |
43.4% |
|
Pre-Doc |
9,024 |
4,406 |
4,590 |
49.0% |
1995 |
Post-Doc |
4,643 |
2,014 |
2,615 |
43.5% |
|
Pre-Doc |
9,076 |
4,467 |
4,582 |
49.4% |
1996 |
Post-Doc |
4,650 |
2,060 |
2,529 |
44.9% |
|
Pre-Doc |
8,995 |
4,400 |
4,509 |
49.4% |
1997 |
Post-Doc |
4,687 |
2,029 |
2,433 |
45.5% |
|
Pre-Doc |
8,821 |
4,202 |
4,356 |
49.1% |
|
1998 |
Post-Doc |
4,563 |
1,911 |
2,180 |
46.7% |
|
Pre-Doc |
9,340 |
4,117 |
4,280 |
49.0% |
1999 |
Post-Doc |
4,503 |
1,937 |
2,232 |
46.5% |
|
Pre-Doc |
9,812 |
4,449 |
4,455 |
50.0% |
2000 |
Post-Doc |
4,396 |
2,010 |
2,241 |
47.3% |
|
Pre-Doc |
9,721 |
4,771 |
4,603 |
50.9% |
2001 |
Post-Doc |
4,592 |
2,138 |
2,367 |
47.5% |
|
Pre-Doc |
10,050 |
5,224 |
4,627 |
53.0% |
|
2002 |
Post-Doc |
4,845 |
2,310 |
2,423 |
48.8% |
|
Pre-Doc |
10,352 |
5,484 |
4,620 |
54.3% |
2003 |
Post-Doc |
5,069 |
2,422 |
2,559 |
48.6% |
|
Pre-Doc |
10,713 |
5,625 |
4,792 |
54.0% |
2004 |
Post-Doc |
4,692 |
2,243 |
2,360 |
48.7% |
|
Pre-Doc |
10,451 |
5,563 |
4,617 |
54.6% |
2005 |
Post-Doc |
1,538 |
716 |
796 |
47.4% |
|
Pre-Doc |
4,772 |
2,536 |
2,149 |
54.1% |
|
Source: TFF2004_pub for FY 1990, 1991, IMPAC-II for FY 1992 – 2005 |
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14. Over time have the participation rates increased for women in NIH career development Programs?
Yes, for mentored awards. The participation rate for women in mentored NIH Career Development Awards (K01, K08, and K23 awards) has increased from 24 percent in FY1990 to 42 percent in FY 2004. The participation rate for women in more senior, independent Career Development Awards (K02 and K24) has been nearly constant over this time period at about 32 percent.
NIH Research Career Development Awards, FY 1990 - 2005 |
FY |
Total |
Female |
Male |
Female as % of coded |
|
Mentored Research Career (K01, K08, K23) |
|
1990 |
571 |
122 |
387 |
24.0% |
1991 |
609 |
139 |
417 |
25.0% |
1992 |
647 |
152 |
445 |
25.5% |
1993 |
713 |
185 |
487 |
27.5% |
1994 |
818 |
232 |
559 |
29.3% |
1995 |
877 |
257 |
596 |
30.1% |
1996 |
1,050 |
324 |
687 |
32.0% |
1997 |
1,240 |
414 |
783 |
34.6% |
1998 |
1,467 |
509 |
893 |
36.3% |
1999 |
1,690 |
581 |
1,019 |
36.3% |
2000 |
2,035 |
698 |
1,187 |
37.0% |
2001 |
2,268 |
781 |
1,322 |
37.1% |
2002 |
2,520 |
901 |
1,421 |
38.8% |
2003 |
2,846 |
1,022 |
1,595 |
39.1% |
2004 |
3,059 |
1,178 |
1,654 |
41.6% |
2005 |
3,102 |
1,202 |
1,695 |
41.5% |
|
Other Research Career (K02, K24) |
|
1990 |
120 |
38 |
80 |
32.2% |
1991 |
121 |
38 |
82 |
31.7% |
1992 |
119 |
38 |
80 |
32.2% |
1993 |
136 |
41 |
93 |
30.6% |
1994 |
147 |
45 |
98 |
31.5% |
1995 |
152 |
44 |
105 |
29.5% |
1996 |
196 |
58 |
131 |
30.7% |
1997 |
227 |
71 |
150 |
32.1% |
1998 |
265 |
82 |
176 |
31.8% |
1999 |
366 |
104 |
252 |
29.2% |
2000 |
469 |
136 |
318 |
30.0% |
2001 |
525 |
154 |
359 |
30.0% |
2002 |
559 |
161 |
381 |
29.7% |
2003 |
594 |
171 |
407 |
29.6% |
2004 |
542 |
169 |
357 |
32.1% |
2005 |
521 |
161 |
349 |
31.6% |
|
Source: TFF2004_pub for FY 1990, 1991, IMPAC-II for FY 1992 - 2005 |
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15. Over time have the participation rates increased for women in NIH fellowship programs?
No. The participation rate for women in the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award individual fellowship award program has remained fairly constant since 1990. Women comprised between 41 and 46 percent of the postdoctoral fellowship (F32) recipients between FY 1990 and FY 2004. The share of predoctoral fellowships (F30, F31)going to women has declined from 73 percent in FY 1990 to 59 percent in FY 2004.
NIH Research Fellowship Awards, FY 1990 - 2005
|
FY |
Total |
Female |
Male |
Female as % of coded |
|
Postdoctoral Fellow (F32) |
|
1990 |
1,715 |
537 |
769 |
41.1% |
1991 |
1,719 |
571 |
797 |
41.7% |
1992 |
1,712 |
608 |
841 |
42.0% |
1993 |
1,713 |
659 |
922 |
41.7% |
1994 |
1,764 |
686 |
934 |
42.3% |
1995 |
1,929 |
760 |
1,039 |
42.2% |
1996 |
2,004 |
806 |
1,057 |
43.3% |
1997 |
1,984 |
797 |
1,051 |
43.1% |
1998 |
1,919 |
737 |
1,055 |
41.1% |
1999 |
1,940 |
769 |
1,068 |
41.9% |
2000 |
1,887 |
755 |
1,035 |
42.2% |
2001 |
1,857 |
812 |
971 |
45.5% |
2002 |
1,713 |
754 |
891 |
45.8% |
2003 |
1,669 |
703 |
920 |
43.3% |
2004 |
1,621 |
671 |
925 |
42.0% |
2005 |
1,670 |
702 |
946 |
42.6% |
|
Pre-Doc Fellowship (F30, F31) |
|
1990 |
337 |
176 |
65 |
73.0% |
1991 |
516 |
281 |
140 |
66.7% |
1992 |
533 |
278 |
164 |
62.9% |
1993 |
602 |
322 |
233 |
58.0% |
1994 |
683 |
369 |
262 |
58.5% |
1995 |
639 |
358 |
239 |
60.0% |
1996 |
685 |
377 |
272 |
58.1% |
1997 |
680 |
369 |
279 |
56.9% |
1998 |
693 |
376 |
282 |
57.1% |
1999 |
715 |
390 |
282 |
58.0% |
2000 |
765 |
420 |
288 |
59.3% |
2001 |
936 |
516 |
357 |
59.1% |
2002 |
1,046 |
580 |
413 |
58.4% |
2003 |
1,131 |
640 |
440 |
59.3% |
2004 |
1,229 |
699 |
490 |
58.8% |
2005 |
1,292 |
757 |
500 |
60.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
Source: TFF2004_pub for FY 1990, 1991, IMPAC-II for FY 1992 – 2005 |
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16. How many women have tenure in the NIH Intramural Research Program?
Women participate in the NIH Intramural Research at rates comparable to the extramural environment. Women are close to parity with Men in clinical positions and at the graduate and postdoctoral levels but they participate at lower rates at the more senior investigator levels as shown in the table below.
NIH Intramural Program FY 2005
|
|
|
Total |
Women |
% of total |
Men |
% of total |
|
Sr Investigators |
941 |
187 |
19.9 |
754 |
80.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tenure-track |
283 |
75 |
26.5 |
208 |
73.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Staff clinicians |
193 |
82 |
42.5 |
111 |
57.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Staff scientists |
787 |
253 |
32.1 |
524 |
67.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research fellows |
930 |
347 |
37.3 |
583 |
62.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical fellows |
325 |
132 |
40.5 |
193 |
59.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postdoctoral fellows |
2487 |
1065 |
42.8 |
1422 |
57.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Graduate students |
370 |
191 |
51.6 |
179 |
48.4 |
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