Cargando…
Removing barriers : women in academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics /
Movement into academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been slow for women and minorities. Not only are women and minorities underrepresented in STEM careers, there is strong evidence that many academic departments are resistant to addressing the concerns that kee...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2006.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Movement into academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been slow for women and minorities. Not only are women and minorities underrepresented in STEM careers, there is strong evidence that many academic departments are resistant to addressing the concerns that keep them from entering careers in these fields. In light of recent controversies surrounding these issues, this volume is particularly timely. As a whole, it shows positive examples of institutions and departments that have been transformed by the inclusion of women and recommends a set of best pra. |
|---|---|
| Notas: | Papers originally presented at a 2002 conference at Iowa State University, "Retaining Women in Early Academic Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Careers." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 347 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-335) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253111739 0253111730 1282072706 9781282072701 |