Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering - Report of a Workshop (Paperback)

During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased dramatically. Nevertheless, women do not hold academic faculty positions in numbers that commensurate with their increasing share of the S&E talent pool. The discrepancy exists at both the junior and senior faculty levels. In December 2005, the National Research Council held a workshop to explore these issues. Experts in a number of disciplines met to address what sex-differences research tells us about capability, behavior, career decisions, and achievement; the role of organizational structures and institutional policy; cross-cutting issues of race and ethnicity; key research needs and experimental paradigms and tools; and the ramifications of their research for policy, particularly for evaluating current and potential academic faculty. Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering consists of three elements: an introduction, summaries of panel discussions including public comment sessions, and poster abstracts. Table of Contents Front Matter Introduction Section 1--Summaries of Convocation Sessions Section 2--Selected Workshop Papers Section 3--Poster Abstracts APPENDIX A--Workshop Agenda APPENDIX B--Speaker Biographical Information APPENDIX C--Committee Biographical Information APPENDIX D--Statement of Task

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2006
Authors:	Institute of Medicine • National Academy of Engineering • National Academy of Sciences • Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy • Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-10041-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Science funding & policy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General
LSN:	0-309-10041-0
Barcode:	9780309100410

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