Gender Equity
in Materials Science
and Engineering
Suggested Reading Material
Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Report from the National Academy Press (2007)
Recommendations and implementation actions for federal policy-makers to focus new science and technology efforts on meeting the nation's needs."Beyond Bias and Barriers," Report from the National Academy Press (2006)
Broad range of recommendations to eliminate gender bias in universities. Summary available.National Clearinghouse on Academic Worklife
Resources to help faculty, graduate students, administrators and higher education researchers understand more about all aspects of modern academic work and related career issues. Prepared by the University of Michigan Center for the Education of Women.Gender Equity Project of Hunter/CUNY
Educating the Hunter College community and the scientific community at large about the ways in which gender has an impact on women in science.University of California Berkeley Faculty Family Friendly Edge http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/ucfamilyedge.pdf
Practical information for department chairs and deans on creating a family-friendly department.University of Minnesota Cooperative Group Problem Solving
Structured strategy to help students integrate the conceptual and procedural aspects of problem solving.Project Implicit, Harvard University
Web site presents a method that demonstrates the conscious-unconscious divergences. Visitors can examine their own hidden biases.Science and Engineering Statistics from the National Science Foundation
Publications on women in science and engineering.Committee on the Status of Women in Physics
Programs and publications of the APS Committee on the Status of Women in PhysicsSummary of recommendations from the Gender equity conference “Strengthening the Physics Enterprise in Universities and National Laboratories.”
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/workshops/upload/Final-Summary%20Recomm-092907.pdfWorkshop on building strong academic chemistry departments through gender equity. http://www.chem.harvard.edu/groups/friend/GenderEquityWorkshop/GenderEquity.pdf
Mothers on the Fast Track: How the New Generation Can Balance Career and Family addresses the fundamental question faced by high achieving women: "Can women have it all?"
Mothers on the Fast Track takes a hard look at the career paths of the first and second generation of women who entered the fast-track professions of academia, law, medicine, business, and the media in large numbers in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. With data and interviews, it reveals the impact of motherhood in each of these professions, telling us why and when women leave the fast track, and what allows some to succeed.Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World by Dan Kindlon (Author)
Academia adds an on-ramp to its off-ramp. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/swe/spring08/index.php?startid=28