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About This Site

Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. Its primary purpose is to serve as an information source; it offers no endorsement of or recommendations about policies or programs. National Science Foundation reporting on this topic is mandated by the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (Public Law 96-516).

This site contains charts and data tables organized by topic (e.g., undergraduate enrollment, graduate degrees, employment) and also by group (e.g., Hispanics, minority women, persons with disabilities). The charts contain bulleted information describing key points. Presentation slides, which are charts in PowerPoint, graphic, and spreadsheet formats, are provided for easy downloading. This report is a dynamic Web-based information source with data updated as they become available. Tables and figures in the report are current as of the Web release date, which appears at the bottom of each table and figure. A complete update of the report is issued every 2 years for transmittal to Congress and federal agency heads.

The site also provides links to NSF and external analyses on these topics. Links for related NSF reports can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/related.htm. Links to external reports on these topics and additional data sources (e.g., National Center for Education Statistics, American Council on Education) can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/addition.htm. The Technical Notes section http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/technotes.htm provides information on racial/ethnic and disability reporting categories, on the primary NSF and non-NSF sources of the data, and on sampling errors.

Suggested Citation

National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2009, NSF 09-305 (Arlington, VA; January 2009). Available from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/.

National Science Foundation
Arden L. Bement, Jr.
Director

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
David W. Lightfoot
Assistant Director

Division of Science Resources Statistics
Lynda T. Carlson
Division Director

Mary J. Frase
Deputy Director

Stephen H. Cohen
Chief Statistician

Division of Science Resources Statistics
The Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) fulfills the legislative mandate of the National Science Foundation Act to…

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