| Description |
282 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Women in science: Why so few? -- The science career pipeline -- Women and science: Athena bound -- Gender, sex, and science -- Selective access -- Critical transitions in the graduate and post-graduate career path -- Women's (and men's) graduate experience in science -- The paradox of critical mass for women in science -- The "kula ring" of scientific success -- Women's faculty experience -- Dual male and female worlds of science -- Differences between women in science -- Social capital and faculty network relationships -- Negative and positive departmental cultures -- Initiatives for departmental change -- International comparisons -- Athena unbound: policy for women in science. |
| Subject(s) |
Women in science.
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Women in technology.
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| Alternate Author |
Kemelgor, Carol, 1944-
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Uzzi, Brian, 1960-
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