From Scarcity to Visibility

From Scarcity to Visibility

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National Research Council
National Academies Press
EAN: 9780309175272
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Although women have made important inroads in science and engineering since the early 1970s, their progress in these fields has stalled over the past several years. This study looks at women in science and engineering careers in the 1970s and 1980s, documenting differences in career outcomes between men and women and between women of different races and ethnic backgrounds.The panel presents what is known about the following questions and explores their policy implications: In what sectors are female Ph.D.s employed? What salary disparities exist between men and women in these fields? How is marital status associated with career attainment? Does it help a career to have a postdoctoral appointment? How well are female scientists and engineers represented in management?Within the broader context of education and the labor market, the book provides detailed comparisons between men and women Ph.D.s in a number of measures: financial support for education, academic rank achieved, salary, and others. The study covers engineering; the mathematical, physical, life, and social and behavioral sciences; medical school faculty; and recipients of National Institutes of Health grants.Findings and recommendations in this volume will be of interest to practitioners, faculty, and students in science and engineering as well as education administrators, employers, and researchers in these fields.
EAN 9780309175272
ISBN 0309175275
Binding Ebook
Publisher National Academies Press
Publication date October 16, 2001
Pages 336
Language English
Country United States
Authors Committee on Women in Science and Engineering; National Research Council; Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in the Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s; Policy and Global Affairs
Editors J. Scott Long