I am somebody who is very data-driven and analytic. So you simply know that if you're not enlarging the size of the faculty, percentages are going to move slowly. That's an arithmetic fact. People may not like that arithmetic fact, but it is an arithmetic fact. The math is compounded by the decentralized nature of university hiring, she adds.
Departments hire faculty.
There is no such thing as a university hiring decision. Some faculty believe there has been gender discrimination against women, but Rice disagrees. I really don't believe anybody has discriminated, wanted to discriminate, has been biased, wanted to be biased. I just don't believe that has caused the difficulty. I'm respectful of those who are doing research on this question.