The Women’s Independent Living Group (WILG) is one of the few all-women housing options at MIT. We’re an independent living group that houses about 45 residents. WILG was founded with the belief that a group of hard-working women can manage their own house, and we’ve been doing just that for over 30 years.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has issued a new report on gender equity in the institution. Released yesterday, the survey reports enormous progress at MIT in tacking the pervasive gender discrimination that existed at one of America’s premier scientific institutions.

At the time the first report was written, MIT havd 197 men with tenure, compared to only 15 women.

The new report shows just how complex gender-driven change is, leaving the women scientists uneasy over the constant comments from men that the only reason they have their positions is because of the new emphasis on hiring women at MIT.