The Equity Equation: Fostering the Advancement of Women in the Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
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| Audience/Grade: | High School Junior -Professional Development 11-Professional Development |
| Discipline(s): |
All Science and Engineering Computing Diversity Engineering Diversity |
| Special Topic(s): |
Persons with Disabilities |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: |
Audio |
| Author(s): |
Angela Ginorio Barbara Lazarus Carol Hollenshead Cinda-Sue Davis Paula Rayman |
| Description: | This "print on demand" publication provides a comprehensive review of decades of studies on women in science, mathematics and engineering from K-12 through industry. Factors covered include: scientific disciplines, socioeconomic status, race, class, physical and learning disabilities and sexual orientation. |
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| Keywords: | gender equity gender differences gender bias Occupational Segregation policy Persons with Disabilities |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: |
According to WEPAN: "This work is a valuable guide to studies and offers analysis and recommendations useful to guide policy, programs and future work in these areas. It is also useful for women in science, mathematics and engineering as it discusses barriers to success and institutional attitudes and structure that may have an effect." |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | June 1996 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.amazon.com/Equity-Equation-Advancement-Mathematics-Eng |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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