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and Merit: A Debate on Encouraging Women in Science and Engineering Essay by Canadian professor F. Mary Williams that
describes the debate about the wisdom of interventions to encourage more
women to prepare for careers in science and engineering. List of selected papers from the Eighth
International Conference of the Gender and Science and Technology Association
held in Ahmedabad, India, January 1996. The papers are available for
downloading. Website is hosted by the
international non-profit organization Women in Global Science and Technology. Searchable collection from
the National Academies Press covering various features of women in the
sciences. Some topics include the history of women in science and how to
increase participation of women in the sciences. Most reports can be read online free.
Statistics & Government Reports Women,
Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2004 Most recent report released by the
National Science Foundation. This
site provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons
with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. Women's
Participation in the Sciences Has Increased, but Agencies Need to Do More to
Ensure Compliance with Title IX (GAO-04-639). United States Government Accountability
Office. Report to Congress, July 22,
2004. European Commission on Women & Science The Women and Science Unit in collaboration with
the Statistical Correspondents of the Helsinki Group on Women and Science and
Eurostat have been collecting data on women scientists for nearly 2 years.
These pages contain consolidated statistical information from the
cross-national perspective for all available years since 1990 on a variety of
themes. Also provides useful links to European organizations promoting women
in science. Organizations of
Interest
Committee
on Women in Science and Engineering The Committee on Women in
Science and Engineering (CWSE) was established in 1991 as a standing
committee of the National Research Council. CWSE’s mandate is to coordinate,
monitor, and advocate action to increase the participation of women in
science and engineering. Association for Women
in Science The
Association for Women in Science is dedicated to achieving equity and full
participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology.
Clare
Boothe Luce Foundation The Clare Boothe
Luce Program promotes the advancement of American women through higher
education in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Women
in Science and Engineering WISE is a program
of the University of Washington designed to increase the recruitment and
retention of women of all ethnic backgrounds in science and engineering and
to create an academic and social climate at the UW which is conducive to both
men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Women
in Global Science and Technology WIGSAT is an international non-profit organization. Its mission is to
promote the contributions women make in science and technology for
development, and to help NGOs, governments, bilateral and multilateral
agencies and women themselves to understand the gender dimensions of S&T
and the implications of this for development policy and practice. WIGSAT provides services in the area of
gender, science and technology for development, with a special focus on
information and communications technologies. It also acts as a broker or
disseminator of information and resources. The Center for
the Study of Women, Science, and Technology
The WST Center is based at the Georgia Institute of Technology
and links issues in the study of science and technology with those of gender,
culture, and society. The Center
brings together faculty and students, addressing issues of gender, science,
and technology in research and programmatic initiatives. In key
characteristics, the WST Center is interdisciplinary, cooperative in
partnerships with students, and collaborative across Georgia Tech Colleges
and in alliances with Atlanta-area colleges and universities and Georgia Tech
alumnae. Anita Borg Institute for Women and
Technology The Anita Borg Institute is a nationally recognized
organization that provides platforms allowing women's voices, ideas and
spirits to influence technology. Viewpoints
Initiative that was proposed at the first meeting
of Ministers and High Authorities of Science and Technology. on November
11-12th in Lima, Peru.
Proposed by the Organization of American States (OAC) and the
Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI). Editorial in the March 27 issue of the Boston Globe
concerning the uproar over Harvard president Lawrence Summers's speculative
comments about women's intrinsic ability in science. This page created and
maintained by Lisa Brines,
FOSEP member and |
Women in Science Harvard Chief Wades Back Into Women/Science Debate – Reuters 4/7/05 Harvard Creates New Task Forces on Women in Science* – Science 2/11/05 Harvard Faculty Decry Widening Gender Gap*– Science 09/17/04
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