Balancing the Equation: Where Are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology?

Autor/in	Thom, Mary
Institution	National Council for Research on Women, New York, NY.
Titel	Balancing the Equation: Where Are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology?
Quelle	(2001), (180 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-880547-26-0
Schlagwörter	Affirmative Action; Elementary Secondary Education; Employed Women; Engineering Education; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Females; Foreign Countries; Gender Issues; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Science Education; Sex Stereotypes; Technology Education; Women Faculty; Womens Education; Canada; Netherlands; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Ingenieurausbildung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Geschlechterfrage; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Kanada; Niederlande; Schweden
Abstract	This report presents strategies for ensuring full participation and achievement in the sciences by women and girls, calling upon all adults to support the interest and persistence of females in science, engineering, and technology. After two introductory special reports, "International Efforts through Beijing +5" and "Toward Equity in the European Union," there are six parts. Part 1, "K-12: Training the Nation's Girls and Young Women," includes "Intel Prize Winners: Working with Resources at Hand" and "Funding: Sara Lee Schupf--Making Science Irresistible for Girls." Part 2, "The Undergraduate Experience," includes "Affirmative Action: Controversy and Opportunity" (Carol Hollenshead and Angela Ginorio) and "Congresswoman Connie Morella--Educating Tomorrow's Workforce." Part 3,"Academia: Graduate School and Beyond," includes "Interventions To Advance Women on Science Faculties in Europe and Canada." Part 4, "Business and Industry," includes "Peer Review in Sweden and the Netherlands" and "Funding: Sloan Foundation--Altering a Male-Centric Work Environment." Part 5, "Conversations about the Future," includes interviews with female education administrators and special reports: "Fatimah Jackson: A Critique of the Human Genome Project" and "A Call for Future Research" (Barbara Lazarus). Part 6, "Resource Guide," includes a directory of resources, science and technology programs of National Council for Research on Women member centers, and organizations and Web sites. (Contains 142 references.) (SM)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC