Description: Athena Unbound The Advancement of Women in Science and Technology A stimulating and forward-looking analysis of women's experiences in science, and the barriers they face. Henry Etzkowitz (Author), Carol Kemelgor (Author), Brian Uzzi (Author) 9780521563802, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 19 October 2000 292 pages 23.6 x 16 x 2.8 cm, 0.545 kg ' … the authors' quantitative analysis method is respectable.' Nature Why are there so few women scientists? Persisting differences between women's and men's experiences in science make this question as relevant today as it ever was. This book sets out to answer this question, and to propose solutions for the future. Based on extensive research, it emphasizes that science is an intensely social activity. Despite the scientific ethos of universalism and inclusion, scientists and their institutions are not immune to the prejudices of society as a whole. By presenting women's experiences at all key career stages - from childhood to retirement - the authors reveal the hidden barriers, subtle exclusions and unwritten rules of the scientific workplace, and the effects, both professional and personal, that these have on the female scientist. This important book should be read by all scientists - both male and female - and sociologists, as well as women thinking of embarking on a scientific career. Introduction: women in science: why so few? 1. The scientific career pipeline 2. Women and science 3. Gender, sex and science 4. Selective access 5. Critical transitions in the graduate and post-graduate career path 6. Women's (and men's) Graduate experience in science 7. The paradox of critical mass for women in science 8. The Kula ring of scientific success 9. Women's faculty experience 10. Dual male and female worlds of science 11. Differences between women in science 12. Social capital and faculty network relationships 13. Negative and positive departmental cultures 14. Initiatives for departmental change 15. International comparisons 16. Athena unbound: policy for women in science Appendix Index. Subject Areas: Science: general issues [PD], Gender studies: women [JFSJ1]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Science: general issues [PD]
BIC Subject Area 2: Gender studies: women [JFSJ1]
Book Title: Athena Unbound
ISBN: 0521563801
Publication Date: 19/10/2000
Item Depth: 28
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Athena Unbound: the Advancement of Women in Science and Technology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: Zoology, Science
Item Height: 236 mm
Item Weight: 545 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Brian Uzzi, Carol Kemelgor, Henry Etzkowitz
Item Width: 160 mm
Format: Hardcover
