ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the leadership pipeline for women faculty in the STEM disciplines. It provides a brief depiction of gender inequity in STEM education and introduces contemporary realities related to women's enrollment patterns in STEM. The chapter illuminates the hiring patterns and workplace satisfaction of women faculty in STEM. Understanding gender bias in the STEM fields in modern day Japanese higher education requires canvassing policies and practices that have contributed to the gender gap in women entering STEM. Though men continue to dominate in STEM, the number of female students majoring in the STEM fields has grown. Japanese women faculty members have shown a dissatisfaction rate 1.6 times higher than that of their male colleagues. Greater displeasure with their work has led more female faculty to leave their academic positions, exacerbating the leakage of the STEM leadership pipeline. Strengthening the STEM leadership pipeline for women in higher education requires continued country-wide dedication and commitment.
