ISBN:
9780253111739
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0253111730
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 347 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Removing barriers
DDC:
305.435
Keywords:
Women in science Congresses
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Women scientists Congresses
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Employment
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Feminism and science Congresses
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Women in science Congresses
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Women scientists Congresses Employment
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Feminism and science Congresses
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Feminism and science Congresses
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Women scientists Congresses Employment
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Women in science Congresses
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Feminism and science
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Women in science
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Women scientists ; Employment
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Naturwissenschaftlerin
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Ingenieurwissenschaften
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Wissenschaftlerin
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Mathematikerin
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Feminismus
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Karriere
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Wissenschaft
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Naturwissenschaften
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Technik
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Mathematik
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Frau
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Women's Studies
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Ames 〈Iowa, 2002〉
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Electronic books Conference proceedings
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Electronic books
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift 2002
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Konferenzschrift 2002
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Konferenzschrift 2002
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Kongress
Abstract:
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
Note:
Papers originally presented at a 2002 conference at Iowa State University, "Retaining Women in Early Academic Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Careers. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-335) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Papers originally presented at a 2002 conference at Iowa State University, "Retaining Women in Early Academic Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Careers
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Sustaining gains : reflections on women in science and technology in the twentieth-century United States
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From "engineeresses" to "girl engineers" to "good engineers" : a history of women's U.S. engineering education
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Using POWRE to ADVANCE : institutional barriers identified by women scientists and engineers
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Telling stories about engineering : group dynamics and resistance to diversity
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The gender gap in information technology
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African American women in science : experiences from high school through the post-secondary years and beyond
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African women pursuing graduate studies in the sciences : racism, gender bias, and third world marginality
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Gendered experiences in the science classroom
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The construction of sexual bimorphism and heterosexuality in the animal kingdom
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Feminism and science : mechanism without reductionism
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Across the language barrier : gender in plant biology and feminist theory
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The graduate experience of women in STEM and how it could be improved
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How can women and students of color come to belong in graduate mathematics?
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Designing gender-sensitive computer games to close the gender gap in technology
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Making sense of retention : an examination of undergraduate women's participation in physics courses
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Creating academic career opportunities for women in science : lessons from liberal arts colleges
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Beyond gender schemas : improving the advancement of women in academia
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