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, examining reasons for the persistence of barriers that block the full participation and advancement of underrepresented groups in the sciences and addressing how academic departments…mehr
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, examining reasons for the persistence of barriers that block the full participation and advancement of underrepresented groups in the sciences and addressing how academic departments and universities can remedy the situation, is particularly timely. As a whole, the volume shows positive examples of institutions and departments that have been transformed by the inclusion of women and recommends a set of best practices for continuing growth in positive directions.
Jill M. Bystydzienski is Director of the Women's Studies Program and Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. Sharon R. Bird is Associate Professor of Sociology and an affiliate of the Women's Studies Program at Iowa State University.
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Acknowledgments IntroductionJill M. Bystydzienski and Sharon R. Bird Part I. History of Women in STEM Fields 1. Sustaining Gains: Reflections on Women in Science and Technology in the Twentieth-Century United StatesSally Gregory Kohlstedt 2. From "Engineeresses" to "Girl Engineers" to "Good Engineers": A History of Women's U.S. Engineering EducationAmy Sue Bix Part II. Institutional and Cultural Barriers for Women in STEM 3. Using POWRE to ADVANCE: Institutional Barriers Identified by Women Scientists and EngineersSue V. Rosser 4. Telling Stories about Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to DiversityCynthia Burack and Suzanne E. Franks 5. The Gender Gap in Information TechnologyMo-Yin S. Tam and Gilbert W. Bassett, Jr. 6. African American Women in Science: Experiences from High School through the Post-secondary Years and BeyondSandra L. Hanson 7. African Women Pursuing Graduate Studies in the Sciences: Racism, Gender Bias, and Third World MarginalityJosephine Beoku-Betts 8. Gendered Experiences in the Science ClassroomMolly J. Dingel Part III. Feminist Study of Scientific Practice 9. The Construction of Sexual Bimorphism and Heterosexuality in the Animal KingdomKirsten Smilla Ebeling 10. Feminism and Science: Mechanism without ReductionismCarla Fehr 11. Across the Language Barrier: Gender in Plant Biology and Feminist TheoryDana A. Dudle and Meryl Altman Part IV. Remedies and Change 12. The Graduate Experience of Women in STEM and How It Could Be ImprovedAnne J. MacLachlan 13. How Can Women and Students of Color Come to Belong in Graduate Mathematics?Abbe H. Herzig 14. Designing Gender-Sensitive Computer Games to Close the Gender Gap in TechnologyAnna M. Martinson 15. Making Sense of Retention: An Examination of Undergraduate Women's Participation in Physics CoursesHeidi Fencl and Karen R. Scheel 16. Creating Academic Career Opportunities for Women in Science: Lessons from Liberal Arts CollegesNeal B. Abraham 17. Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in AcademiaVirginia Valian Selected Readings Contributors Index
Acknowledgments IntroductionJill M. Bystydzienski and Sharon R. Bird Part I. History of Women in STEM Fields 1. Sustaining Gains: Reflections on Women in Science and Technology in the Twentieth-Century United StatesSally Gregory Kohlstedt 2. From "Engineeresses" to "Girl Engineers" to "Good Engineers": A History of Women's U.S. Engineering EducationAmy Sue Bix Part II. Institutional and Cultural Barriers for Women in STEM 3. Using POWRE to ADVANCE: Institutional Barriers Identified by Women Scientists and EngineersSue V. Rosser 4. Telling Stories about Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to DiversityCynthia Burack and Suzanne E. Franks 5. The Gender Gap in Information TechnologyMo-Yin S. Tam and Gilbert W. Bassett, Jr. 6. African American Women in Science: Experiences from High School through the Post-secondary Years and BeyondSandra L. Hanson 7. African Women Pursuing Graduate Studies in the Sciences: Racism, Gender Bias, and Third World MarginalityJosephine Beoku-Betts 8. Gendered Experiences in the Science ClassroomMolly J. Dingel Part III. Feminist Study of Scientific Practice 9. The Construction of Sexual Bimorphism and Heterosexuality in the Animal KingdomKirsten Smilla Ebeling 10. Feminism and Science: Mechanism without ReductionismCarla Fehr 11. Across the Language Barrier: Gender in Plant Biology and Feminist TheoryDana A. Dudle and Meryl Altman Part IV. Remedies and Change 12. The Graduate Experience of Women in STEM and How It Could Be ImprovedAnne J. MacLachlan 13. How Can Women and Students of Color Come to Belong in Graduate Mathematics?Abbe H. Herzig 14. Designing Gender-Sensitive Computer Games to Close the Gender Gap in TechnologyAnna M. Martinson 15. Making Sense of Retention: An Examination of Undergraduate Women's Participation in Physics CoursesHeidi Fencl and Karen R. Scheel 16. Creating Academic Career Opportunities for Women in Science: Lessons from Liberal Arts CollegesNeal B. Abraham 17. Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in AcademiaVirginia Valian Selected Readings Contributors Index
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