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Athena unbound : the advancement of women in science and technology / Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor, Brian Uzzi, with Michael Neushatz [and others].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000Description: 282 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521787386
  • 9780521787383
  • 0521563801
  • 9780521563802
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 500.82
LOC classification:
  • Q130. E85 2000
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index.

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.

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