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Author Staff, National Research Council

Title Women in Science and Engineering : Increasing Their Numbers in the 1990's : A Statement on Policy and Strategy
Published Washington : National Academies Press, 1991

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Description 1 online resource (168 pages)
Contents WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: -- Copyright -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- S & E EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE: -- INTERVENTION STRATEGIES: -- CAREER PATTERNS: -- MEASUREMENT: -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- THE GLOBAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT -- Demographic Issues -- Education Issues -- Employment Issues -- CONCLUSION -- 2 THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- FORMAL MECHANISMS -- Institutions -- Availability of Financial Support -- INFORMAL MECHANISMS -- The Role of The Media -- Parental Guidance
Role Models and MentorsInstitutional Factors -- PRIORITY ISSUES -- 3 EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTION MODELS -- PRECOLLEGE PROGRAMS -- UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS -- GRADUATE PROGRAMS -- CAREER INTERVENTIONS -- Academe -- Industry -- Government -- PRIORITY ISSUES -- 4 CAREER PATTERNS -- POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTMENTS -- EMPLOYMENT IN A SCIENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING FIELD -- Academe -- Industry -- Government -- PRIORITY ISSUES -- 5 MEASUREMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING HUMAN RESOURCES -- EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- INTERVENTION MODELS -- CAREER PATTERNS
PRIORITY ISSUES6 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR INCREASING THE NUMBERS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- FIRST-YEAR PLAN -- S & E Education Infrastructure: -- Intervention Strategies/Measurement: -- Career Patterns: -- LONG-RANGE PLAN -- Stimulating Research -- Monitoring Progress -- Briefings -- Dissemination of Information -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- TECHNICAL APPENDIX
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Subject Women in science -- Government policy -- United States
Women in engineering -- Government policy -- United States
Women scientists -- United States.
Women engineers -- United States
Women engineers.
Women in engineering -- Government policy.
Women in science -- Government policy.
Women scientists.
United States.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780309583725
0309583721