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Recent trends in the U.S. Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) workforce

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dc.contributor.authorHur, Hyungjoen
dc.contributor.authorAndalib, Maryam A.en
dc.contributor.authorMaurer, Julie A.en
dc.contributor.authorHawley, Joshua D.en
dc.contributor.authorGhaffarzadegan, Naviden
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-29T15:30:06Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-29T15:30:06Zen
dc.date.issued2017-02-06en
dc.description.abstractWhile behavioral and social sciences occupations comprise one of the largest portions of the "STEM" workforce, most studies of diversity in STEM overlook this population, focusing instead on fields such as biomedical or physical sciences. This study evaluates major demographic trends and productivity in the behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR) workforce in the United States during the past decade. Our analysis shows that the demographic trends for different BSSR fields vary. In terms of gender balance, there is no single trend across all BSSR fields; rather, the problems are field-specific, and disciplines such as economics and political science continue to have more men than women. We also show that all BSSR fields suffer from a lack of racial and ethnic diversity. The BSSR workforce is, in fact, less representative of racial and ethnic minorities than are biomedical sciences or engineering. Moreover, in many BSSR subfields, minorities are less likely to receive funding. We point to various funding distribution patterns across different demographic groups of BSSR scientists, and discuss several policy implications.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supported this work (Grant 2U01GM094141-05).en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170887en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/81953en
dc.identifier.volume12en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPLOSen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.titleRecent trends in the U.S. Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) workforceen
dc.title.serialPLOS ONEen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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