Liam Belluche
Pronouns: he/him
Research Mentor(s): Jun Li
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Technology and Operations / Business
Program:
Authors: Jun Li, Claire Meich, Liam Belluche, Maddison Linker
Session: Session 4: 1:40 pm – 2:30 pm
Poster: 91
Abstract
Parents from across the United States have been experiencing a large decrease in the availability of childcare. This lack of childcare has made it extremely difficult for parents to continue working, especially in high-stress or academic roles. Our research team is looking to find a correlation between the lack of childcare availability in the United States and the tenure promotion of college professors. To complete this research, our team collected tenure data from about 60 top ranked business schools across the United States. We looked for the dates in which the professors were tenured, at what university they received tenure, and their highest level position at the university where they began their career as an assistant professor. Data was compiled into spreadsheets, with about 100 professors in each school which we collected data. Data had previously been collected regarding the childcare availability for regions surrounding the universities in which we had already collected tenure data to ensure that the childcare availability is a variable that would directly influence the tenure status of the subjects we study. Following the data collection, our team completed data analysis using STATA to look for a correlation between the childcare availability and the tenure status of professors. We expect to see a direct correlation between these two variables, therefore the lack of childcare availability would be followed by a decrease in the tenure status of professors. If our hypothesis is confirmed, we would be able to better understand how the lack of childcare availability can be correlated with the success that parents reach in their professional careers. Spreading this knowledge could help others understand the significant repercussions of the lack of childcare availability in the United States.
