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Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty
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Author: Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers of Science
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
"Assessing Gender Differences in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty" presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male full-time, tenure-track, and tenured faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at the nation's top research universities. Much of this congressionally mandated book is based on two unique surveys of faculty and departments at major U.S. research universities in six fields: biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, and physics; a departmental survey collected information on departmental policies, recent tenure and promotion cases, and recent hires in almost 500 departments; a faculty survey gathered information from a stratified, random sample of about 1,800 faculty on demographic characteristics, employment experiences, the allocation of institutional resources such as laboratory space, professional activities, and scholarly productivity.This book paints a timely picture of the status of female faculty at top universities, clarifies whether male and female faculty have similar opportunities to advance and succeed in academia, challenges some commonly held views, and poses several questions still in need of answers. This book will be of special interest to university administrators and faculty, graduate students, policy makers, professional and academic societies, federal funding agencies, and others concerned with the vitality of the U.S. research base and economy.
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Charlie Rose with John Breaux; Fay Vincent; Sharon Begley (March 21, 1995)
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Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
UPC: 883629076553
First, Senator John Breaux of the Senate Finance Committee talks about a weekend in which Republicans and Democrats talked about some $700 billion in spending cuts by the year 2002. Then, Fay Vincent, the former Commisioner of baseball talks about his life, his career, and the game he loved. Finally, Sharon Begley discusses her cover story Newsweek, The New Science of the Brain: Why Men and Women Think Differently.
From Scarcity to Visibility: Gender Differences in the Careers of Doctoral Scientists and Engineer
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Author: Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
This study looks at women in science and engineering careers in the 1970s and 1980s, documenting differences in career outcomes between men and women and between women of different races and ethnic backgrounds. Softcover. 
Women's Work, Men's Work: Sex Segregation on the Job
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Author: Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life. This volume probes pertinent questions: Why has the overall degree of sex segregation remained stable in this century? What informal barriers keep it in place? How do socialization and educational practices affect career choices and hiring patterns? How do family responsibilities affect women's work attitudes? And how effective is legislation in lessening the gap between the sexes? Amply supplemented with tables, figures, and insightful examination of trends and research, this volume is a definitive source for what is known today about sex segregation on the job.
Gender Differences in Susceptibility to Environmental Factors: A Priority Assessment
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Author: Committee on Gender Differences in Susceptibility to Environmental Factors
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
Women's health and men's health differ in a variety of ways - women live longer on average, for example, but tend to be sicker as well. Whereas some of these distinctions are based solely on gender, there is growing awareness that the environment and related factors may play a role in creating health status differences between men and women. Various factors, such as genetics and hormones, may account for gender differences in susceptibility to environmental factors. In 1996 the Office for Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health asked the Institute of Medicine to conduct a workshop study to review some of the current federal research programs devoted to women's health and to clarify the state of knowledge regarding gender-related differences in susceptibility. This book contains a general outline of research needs, a summary of the workshop proceedings (as well as summaries of the speakers' presentations), and an analysis of the participating federal agencies' research portfolios.
Women Worldwalkers: New Dimensions of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Studies in Comparative Literature)
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Author: Comparative Literative Symposium 1983 (Texas Tech University)
Manufacturer: Texas Tech Univ Pr
Jane B. Weedman's "Women Worldwalkers" is a collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature from various writers. It constitutes the proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Comparative Literature Symposium held on 26 through 28 January 1983.
Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women?
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Author: Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
Based primarily on a conference, this book examines the need for interventions to increase the number of U.S. students, both males and females, pursuing careers in the sciences and engineering and describes interventions supported by the private and public sectors at the undergraduate and graduate levels of education. The individually authored chapters also describe actions taken by employers of scientists and engineers to retain their technical work force.
Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
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Author: Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational globalization, the United States must aggressively pursue the innovative capacity of all its people - women and men. However, women face barriers to success in every field of science and engineering; obstacles that deprive the country of an important source of talent. Without a transformation of academic institutions to tackle such barriers, the future vitality of the U.S. research base and economy are in jeopardy. "Beyond Bias and Barriers" explains that eliminating gender bias in academia requires immediate overarching reform, including decisive action by university administrators, professional societies, federal funding agencies and foundations, government agencies, and Congress. If implemented and coordinated across public, private, and government sectors, the recommended actions will help to improve workplace environments for all employees while strengthening the foundations of America's competitiveness.