Transforming science and engineering : advancing academic women /
Abigail J. Stewart, Janet E. Malley, & Danielle LaVaque-Manty, editors.
- xiii, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Context -- Analyzing the problem of women in science and engineering : why do we need institutional transformation? / Transforming the scientific enterprise : an interview with Alice Hogan / Providing institutional support to women scientists and engineers -- Weak links, hot networks, and tacit knowledge : why advancing women requires networking / An institutional approach to establishing professional connections / Interconnected networks for advancement in science and engineering : theory, practices, and implementation / A faculty mentoring program for women : building collective responsibility for a highly qualified faculty / Beyond mentoring : a sponsorship program to improve women's success / Supporting faculty during life transitions / Transforming institutional practices -- Faculty recruitment : mobilizing science and engineering faculty / Scaling the wall : helping female faculty in economics achieve tenure / Equity in tenure and promotion : an integrated institutional approach / Executive coaching : an effective strategy for faculty development / Interactive theater : raising issues about the climate with science faculty / Learning from change -- Creating a productive and inclusive academic work environment / Advancing women science faculty in a small Hispanic undergraduate institution / Gender equity as institutional transformation : the pivotal role of "organizational catalysts" / Institutionalization, sustainability, and repeatability of ADVANCE for institutional transformation / Measuring outcomes : intermediate indicators of institutional transformation / Maximizing impact : low-cost transformations / Online resources. Abigail J. Stewart, Janet E. Malley and Danielle LaVaque-Manty -- Danielle LaVaque-Manty -- Patricia Rankin, Joyce Nielsen and Dawn M. Stanley -- Ruth A. Dyer and Beth A. Montelone -- Mary Lynn Realff, Carol Colatrella and Mary Frank Fox -- Evelyn Posey, Christine Reimers and Kelly Andronicos -- Vita C. Rabinowitz and Virginia Valian -- Eve A. Riskin, Sheila Edwards Lange, Kate Quinn, Joyce W. Yen and Suzanne G. Brainard -- Abigail J. Stewart, Janet E. Malley and Dunielle LaVaque-Manty -- Rachel Croson and Kini Marie McGoldrick -- Mary Frank Fox, Carol Colatrella, David McDowell and Mary Lynn Realff -- Diana Bilimoria, Margaret M. Hopkins, Deborah A. O'Neil and Susan R. Perry -- Danielie LaVaque-Manty, Jeffrey Steiger and Abigail J. Stewart -- C. Greer Jordan and Diana Bilimoria -- Idalia Ramos and Sara Benitez -- Susan Sturm -- Sue V. Rosser and Jean-Lou A. Chameau -- Lisa M. Frehili, Cecily Jeser-Cannavale and Janet E. Malley -- Lee Harle -- Pt. 1. 1. 2. Pt. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. 3. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Pt. 4. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. App.
"In 2001, the National Science Foundation's ADVANCE Institutional Transformation program began awarding five-year grants to colleges and universities to address a common problem: how to improve the work environment for women faculty in science and engineering. Drawing on the expertise of scientists, engineers, social scientists, specialists in organizational behavior, and university administrators, this collection is the first to describe the variety of innovative efforts academic institutions around the country have undertaken." "Focusing on a wide range of topics, from how to foster women's academic success in small teaching institutions, to how to use interactive theater to promote faculty reflection about departmental culture, to how a particular department created and maintained a healthy climate for women's scientific success, the contributors discuss both the theoretical and empirical aspects of the initiatives, with emphasis on the practical issues involved in creating these approaches. The resulting evidence shows that these initiatives have the desired effects. This collection depicts the many issues women faculty in science and engineering face, and the solutions that are presented can be widely accepted at academic institutions around the United States. The essays in Transforming Science and Engineering illustrate that creating work environments that sustain and advance women scientists and engineers benefits women, men, and underrepresented minorities."--BOOK JACKET.
0472116037 9780472116034
2007003220
Women in science--Social conditions--United States Women scientists--Social conditions--United States Women in engineering--Social conditions--United States Women engineers--Social conditions--United States Women in higher education--Social conditions--United States Women college teachers--Social conditions--United States