The following collections contain materials that document the experiences of women at the Institute as faculty, staff and students. They explore the early days of women's education, the issues that shaped women's time with the Institute and groups and committees created in response.

Each collection title links to it's ArchivesSpace record.

Please note, this page will be updated as new collections are made available.

In 1999, MIT released a significant report that resulted from years of clandestine meetings and included a bold public admission by President Charles Vest of discrimination at MIT. It's release prompted other universities to begin studying the problem using similar methods. Follow the links below to view the original 1999 report and subsequent reports examining women faculty and students experiences at MIT.

A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT, 1996-1999

Reports of the Committees on the Status of Women Faculty, March 2002

A Report on the Status of Women in the Schools of Science and Engineering at MIT, 2011

Report on the Status of Undergraduate Women at MIT, February 2016