Women's work : gender equality vs. hierarchy in the life sciences /

"Women scientists working in small, for-profit companies are eight times more likely than their university counterparts to head a research lab. Why? Laurel Smith-Doerr reveals that, contrary to widely held assumptions, strong career opportunities for women and minorities do not depend on the fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith-Doerr, Laurel, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.
Temas:
Women life scientists.
Women in science.
Sex discrimination in employment.
Femmes spécialistes des sciences de la vie.
Femmes dans les sciences.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Sex discrimination in employment
Women in science
Women life scientists
Diskriminierung
Biowissenschaftlerin
Wetenschapsbeoefening.
Levenswetenschappen.
Vrouwen.
Vrouwendiscriminatie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Explaining sexual apartheid in science
  • A brief life story of the life sciences
  • Life in the commercial laboratory : institutionalizing the network form
  • Coming in on queue? : women's and men's entry into biotech
  • Networks vs. hierarchies in promoting women scientists
  • Flexibility, flexibility, flexibility : narratives of gender equality in biotech
  • Conclusion : the knowledge economy, innovation, and equality.

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