Transforming Science and Engineering: Advancing Academic Women - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0472116037 ISBN 13: 9780472116034

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2007

Synopsis

This book depicts the many issues women faculty in science and engineering face, and gives solutions that can be widely accepted at academic institutions around the U.S. Drawing on the expertise of scientists and engineers, social scientists and specialists in organizational behavior, and university administrators, this is the first collection to describe the variety of innovative efforts academic institutions around the country have undertaken. From focusing on how to foster women's academic success in small teaching institutions, to how to use interactive theater to promote faculty reflection about departmental culture, to how a particular department created and maintained a healthy climate for women's scientific success, the essays in ""Transforming Science and Engineering"" illustrate that creating work environments that sustain and advance women scientists and engineers benefit women, men, and underrepresented minorities.

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About the Author

Abigail J. Stewart is Sandra Schwartz Tangri Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan and author and editor of several books, including Theorizing Feminism: Parallel Trends in the Humanities and Social Sciences and Feminisms in the Academy. Janet E. Malley is a psychologist and Associate Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan. Danielle LaVaque-Manty is Research Associate at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472116037
• ISBN 13: 9780472116034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Stewart Abigail J., Malley Janet E., LaVaque-Manty Danielle