A study conducted by the Higher Ed Research Institute at UCLA has found that married professors, especially men, outnumber single professors. Taking its findings from census records, the vast majority of faculty members who are men are married, at 81%. Of that married group, around 40% are married to other academics.
The study also includes narratives of single faculty members experiences in a mostly-married environment. Some single professors see benefits to being single in academe, others have found difficulties.
Regardless of your opinion, the numbers are interesting to see:
American public 57% 43%
All faculty members 76% 24%
(A)
American men 59% 41%
Male faculty members 82% 18%
(B)
American women 55% 45%
Female faculty members 66% 34%
(C)
(A) Unmarried living with partner(*): 5% (within Single
category)
(B) Unmarried living with partner 4%
(C) Unmarried living with partner 7%
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU; HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH
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Posted by: Single Female Prof | January 26, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Something I can't glean from the post is the age groups examined. I will assume that it is 18 years of age and up. If it is, then the % married in academics might not be so different from the general population. Very few people are faculty before age 30, so we may be looking at 30+ faculty vs. 18+ rest of the population.
I imagine that if you are single, then being a faculty member would be preferable to having a cubicle office job. The flex time would make for a better lifestyle. On the other hand, I imagine that it also might be somewhat isolating.
Posted by: Jeff Yates | January 26, 2010 at 11:15 AM
I'm not so sure about the assumed desirability of a faculty position over a cubicle office job -- at least, not for purposes of socializing. Sure the pay and freedom on the former are greater than that of the latter, but there's a big difference. People with COJ's leave at the end of the day and are freer to socialize, whereas faculty are less inclined to be hooked into social networks away from the office. They often socialize professionally with married colleagues, and there are always evening events to attend. As Jeff acknowledges, the professorial life can be isolating, and this can be true for profs of all persuasions, not just single women. Since this reflects figures from 2001, I am curious to see how this has changed during the past decade. I suspect there will be more singles in the mix.
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