Researchers examined gender differences among 3,652 colloquium speakers at the top 50 US colleges and universities in 2013-2014, and found that colloquium speakers were more likely to be men than women, even after controlling for professor rank and the number of men and women in the sample set; additional analysis indicated that gender was not tied to the perceived intrinsic value of colloquium talks nor to the decision to turn down a talk, and that likelihood of women being colloquium speakers increased with the presence of female colloquium chairs.
Article #17-08414: "Gender disparities in colloquium speakers at top universities," by Christine L. Nittrouer et al.
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