ABSTRACT
The most obvious place to look for discrimination is in the appointment, or lack, of female faculty. Several respondents commented that they felt they had been overlooked for particular openings because they were women. Certain attitudes breed discrimination, and chief among them is that of not taking women seriously. Much of the foregoing applies to women as a whole, and not just to women in the sciences. The situation in the sciences is greatly aggravated, however, because there are proportionally so few women scientists. Women faculty who happen to be married are often considered to be safely ensconced in the department, not likely to be enticed away to other institutions by better offers. A great deal of covert discrimination lies in the attitudes held by both men and women who are not immediate colleagues. These often lead to irritating incidents that many women scientists have learned to shrug off.
