Women in Science: Meeting Career Challenges

By: Pattatucci, Angela M.

Book Overview

Despite the significant advances women have made in representation at all levels in other professional fields, women are still grossly under-represented in the hard sciences. Although the scientific community has assembled several panels and committees to address this problem, they have focused largely on early education solutions without accounting for the situation faced by women who are presently enrolled in science career tracks. Women in Science takes a personal look at the environment and challenges that women encounter in science. It is an innovative examination of the factors behind the low representation of women in scientific disciplines and, more broadly, other competitive professional career tracks. Led by the renowned interdisciplinary scholar, Angela M. Pattatucci, a group of 25 contributors, from diverse backgrounds and representing a cross section of points along the career continuum, provides a candid look at a scientific environment in which women are routinely judged more by stereotype than ability and are forced to travel the road to success in isolation. The book provides strategies for negotiating through gender-specific boundaries and showcases two programs designed to support women in establishing successful scientific careers.

Free of disciplinary jargon, Women in Science is intended for academics and professionals in a wide variety of disciplines, including women′s studies, gender studies, communication, management, public health, and public administration.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761900489
• ISBN13: 9780761900481
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Strong Insights

Some impressive insights in this book. Particularly interesting are those of the undergraduate experiences of women in technical institutions, including young woman in male-dominated environment. I also think this book gives good insights to men in the scientific professions-- ie. how to keep the environment conducive to women and men alike.

A well written and extremely engaging book!

I strongly recommend this book! As the father of a young daughter, this well-written book was a real eye-opener. Pattatucci has a smooth writing style that makes it seem as if she is discussing the issues with you at your kitchen table over a cup of coffee. If you are a parent that is concerned about the education and future of your children, particularly your daughter(s), you should buy this book. It will show you what's on the horizon if you do nothing.