From Scarcity To Visibility

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in the Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309055802

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From Scarcity to Visibility by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in the Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s Pdf

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.

Author : Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s,Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,Policy Division,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309503778

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From Scarcity to Visibility by Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s,Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,Policy Division,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council Pdf

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.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,Committee on Gender Differences in Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309155861

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Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,Committee on Gender Differences in Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty Pdf

Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male full-time, tenure-track, and tenured faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at the nation's top research universities. Much of this congressionally mandated book is based on two unique surveys of faculty and departments at major U.S. research universities in six fields: biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, and physics. A departmental survey collected information on departmental policies, recent tenure and promotion cases, and recent hires in almost 500 departments. A faculty survey gathered information from a stratified, random sample of about 1,800 faculty on demographic characteristics, employment experiences, the allocation of institutional resources such as laboratory space, professional activities, and scholarly productivity. This book paints a timely picture of the status of female faculty at top universities, clarifies whether male and female faculty have similar opportunities to advance and succeed in academia, challenges some commonly held views, and poses several questions still in need of answers. This book will be of special interest to university administrators and faculty, graduate students, policy makers, professional and academic societies, federal funding agencies, and others concerned with the vitality of the U.S. research base and economy.

Author : Maureen Baker
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774823982

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Academic Careers and the Gender Gap by Maureen Baker Pdf

Women earn nearly half of all new PhDs in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Why, then, do they occupy a disproportionate number of the junior-level university positions while men occupy 80 percent of the more prestigious jobs? In Academic Careers and the Gender Gap, Maureen Baker draws on candid interviews with male and female scholars, previous research, and her own thirty-eight-year academic career to explain the reasons behind this inequality. She argues that current university priorities and collegial relations often magnify the impact of gendered families and identities and perpetuate the gender gap. Tracing the evolution of university priorities and practices, Baker reveals significant and persistent differences in job security, working hours, rank, salary, job satisfaction, and career length between male and female scholars.

Author : Paul A. Djupe,Amy Erica Smith,Anand Edward Sokhey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : 9780197611913

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The Knowledge Polity by Paul A. Djupe,Amy Erica Smith,Anand Edward Sokhey Pdf

"This chapter introduces our holistic view of knowledge production in sociology and political science. Enlarging our view beyond the individualistic publication pipeline metaphor, we press the conception of academics as citizens of a knowledge polity with rights and responsibilities. Knowledge production does not just mean research, but encompasses teaching, reviewing, blogging, commenting, and other activities, which signal its communal nature. We then advance an explanation for knowledge production that situates academics in institutional and social contexts - including the family - while maintaining individual agency. We search for inequalities by gender and racial/ethnic identification, but are careful to consider the changing compositions of political science and sociology (both are diversifying steadily) and different situations (e.g., faculty rank) when making comparisons. The chapter describes our PASS study, which sampled academic departments and surveyed 1,700 faculty in 2017. Respondent reports were linked with data on lifetime publications, Twitter activity and other data"--

Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126817563

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Technical Manual by United States. War Department Pdf

Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : UOM:39015058440432

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The Weather Observer by United States. War Department Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCAL:B3241758

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War Department Technical Manual by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary Ann Mason,Nicholas H. Wolfinger,Marc Goulden
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813560823

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Do Babies Matter? by Mary Ann Mason,Nicholas H. Wolfinger,Marc Goulden Pdf

The new generation of scholars differs in many ways from its predecessor of just a few decades ago. Academia once consisted largely of men in traditional single-earner families. Today, men and women fill the doctoral student ranks in nearly equal numbers and most will experience both the benefits and challenges of living in dual-income households. This generation also has new expectations and values, notably the desire for flexibility and balance between careers and other life goals. However, changes to the structure and culture of academia have not kept pace with young scholars’ desires for work-family balance. Do Babies Matter? is the first comprehensive examination of the relationship between family formation and the academic careers of men and women. The book begins with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, moves on to early and mid-career years, and ends with retirement. Individual chapters examine graduate school, how recent PhD recipients get into the academic game, the tenure process, and life after tenure. The authors explore the family sacrifices women often have to make to get ahead in academia and consider how gender and family interact to affect promotion to full professor, salaries, and retirement. Concrete strategies are suggested for transforming the university into a family-friendly environment at every career stage. The book draws on over a decade of research using unprecedented data resources, including the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, a nationally representative panel survey of PhDs in America, and multiple surveys of faculty and graduate students at the ten-campus University of California system..

Author : Bettye Anne Case,Anne M. Leggett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781400880164

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Complexities by Bettye Anne Case,Anne M. Leggett Pdf

Sophie Germain taught herself mathematics by candlelight, huddled in her bedclothes. Ada Byron Lovelace anticipated aspects of general-purpose digital computing by more than a century. Cora Ratto de Sadosky advanced messages of tolerance and equality while sharing her mathematical talents with generations of students. This captivating book gives voice to women mathematicians from the late eighteenth century through to the present day. It documents the complex nature of the conditions women around the world have faced--and continue to face--while pursuing their careers in mathematics. The stories of the three women above and those of many more appear here, each one enlightening and inspiring. The earlier parts of the book provide historical context and perspective, beginning with excursions into the lives of fifteen women born before 1920. Included are histories of collective efforts to improve women's opportunities in research mathematics. In addition, a photo essay puts a human face on the subject as it illustrates women's contributions in professional associations. More than eighty women from academe, government, and the private sector provide a rich mélange of insights and strategies for creating workable career paths while maintaining rewarding personal lives. The book discusses related social and cultural issues, and includes a summary of recent comparative data relating to women and men in mathematics and women from other sciences. First-person accounts provide explicit how-tos; many narratives demonstrate great determination and perseverance. Talented women vividly portray their pleasure in discovering new mathematics. The senior among them speak out candidly, interweaving their mathematics with autobiographical detail. At the beginning of a new century, women at all stages of their careers share their outlooks and experiences. Clear, engaging, and meticulously researched, Complexities will inspire young women who are contemplating careers in mathematics and will speak to women in many fields of endeavor and walks of life.

Author : Michele A. Paludi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780275996789

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The Psychology of Women at Work by Michele A. Paludi Pdf

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women made up 46.4 percent of the civilian labor force in 2005, and that percentage is expected to reach 47 percent by 2014. Professional and health-related occupations are the fastest-growing roles for women, with computer-related, environmental, and educational fields also drawing increasingly on the female workforce. The bottom line at a macro level is that, more and more, women are driving the country's economic development. But with that phenomenon come questions, challenges, and concerns, on many diverse levels. Debates rage on psychological topics such as the effect the increasing number of women at work has on marriage and divorce, family and children, women's identities and stress levels and, overall, their physical and mental health. Psychologist Michele A. Paludi and her team of experts from across fields examine all aspects of women at work - the pros and cons, how it is changing American society, its women, their relationships, partners, and children. The factors that fuel women achievers are also discussed by female scholars and experts in the field, who illustrate points with vignettes and their own career development stories. Issues in the workplace affecting women's wellbeing are also discussed, including sexual harassment and related laws, pregnancy-related work policy and regulations, challenges for women bosses and career moms, the glass ceiling, racism, women's relationships with male coworkers, and issues that rise when a woman is the breadwinner. This unique and timely set will appeal to those who are interested in psychology, women's studies, education, law, business, and public policy.

Author : Homer Alfred Neal,Tobin Smith,Jennifer McCormick
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472033065

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Beyond Sputnik by Homer Alfred Neal,Tobin Smith,Jennifer McCormick Pdf

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Author : Homer A. Neal
Publisher : Kris Nia
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Beyond Sputnik by Homer A. Neal Pdf

Author : Peter J. Freeth,Rafael Treviño
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789462703988

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Beyond the Translator’s Invisibility by Peter J. Freeth,Rafael Treviño Pdf

The question of whether to disclose that a text is a translation and thereby give visibility to the translator has dominated discussions on translation throughout history. Despite becoming one of the most ubiquitous terms in translation studies, however, the concept of translator (in)visibility is often criticized for being vague, overly adaptable, and grounded in literary contexts. This interdisciplinary volume therefore draws on concepts from fields such as sociology, the digital humanities, and interpreting studies to develop and operationalize theoretical understandings of translator visibility beyond these existing criticisms and limitations. Through empirical case studies spanning areas including social media research, reception studies, institutional translation, and literary translation, this volume demonstrates the value of understanding the visibilities of translators and translation in the plural and adds much-needed nuance to one of translation studies’ most pervasive, polarizing, and imprecise concepts.

Author : Terrell Strayhorn
Publisher : IAP
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781623961497

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Living at the Intersections by Terrell Strayhorn Pdf

Living at the Intersections: Social Identities and Black Collegians brings together 21 diverse authors from 14 different institutions, including our nation’s most prestigious public and private universities, to advance the use of intersectionality and intersectional approaches in studying Black students in higher education. Chapters cover a diversity of topics, ranging from spirituality to sexuality and masculinity, from Black students at HBCUs to those in STEM majors, and a host of issues related to race, class, gender, and other identities. Authors draw upon a wealth of data including national surveys, interviews, focus groups, narratives, and even historical research. A smooth blend of anthropology, historiography, psychology, sociology, and intersectional approaches from multiple disciplines, this book breaks new ground on the “who, what, when, where, and how” of intersectionality applied to social problems affecting Black collegians. The authors go beyond merely stating the importance of intersectionality in research, but they also provide countless examples, recommended strategies, and tools for doing so. This book is an important resource for higher education and student affairs professionals, scholars, and graduate students interested in intersectionality and Black collegians.