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Title From scarcity to visibility : gender differences in the careers of doctoral scientists and engineers / J. Scott Long, editor ; Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in the Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph. D.s, National Research Council
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 311 pages) : illustrations
Contents History of the Report -- Structure of the Report -- Minority Scientists -- Data and Methods -- Fields -- Data Sources -- Year of Survey Year of Ph. D., Career Year, and Synthetic Cohorts -- Variable Descriptions -- Statistical Methods -- Entry into Science -- The Pipeline to the Ph. D. -- Baccalaureate Degrees -- Doctoral Degrees in Science and Engineering -- Summary of Degrees in Science and Engineering -- Background Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers -- Marriage and Family -- Labor Force Participation -- The Full-Time Scientific and Engineering Labor Force -- The Age of Structure in Science and Engineering -- Labor Force Participation -- Explanations for Differences in Labor Force Participation -- Years of Work Experience -- Sector of Employment and Work Activity -- Sector of Employment -- Primary Work Activity -- The Academic Career -- Full-Time Employment in Academia -- The Age Structure in Academia -- Type of Academic Institutions -- The Academic Ladder -- Research Productivity -- The Presence of Women in Academic Positions -- Gender Differences in Salary -- Gross Gender Differences in Salary -- Professional Age and Doctoral Cohort -- Field Differences -- Employment Sector and Primary Work Activity -- Regression Results -- Salaries in Industry and Government -- Salaries in Academia -- Recommendations -- The Need for Future Research -- Carnegie Classifications
Summary Annotation Long (sociology, Indiana U.) and his collaborators report on the findings of a committee formed by the National Research Council to study gender differences in the career outcomes of science and engineering PhDs. Focusing on describing the data, rather than seeking root causes, the report finds that, although women have increased their representation in the area of doctoral attainment, they are far from close to being equally represented in the science and engineering fields. The achievements of women in these fields are correlated to general trends in women's education and careers and other demographic data. The distribution of gender across sectors of employment is examined and salary differentials are discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Women in science -- United States -- Statistics
Women scientists -- United States -- Statistics
Doctor of philosophy degree -- United States -- Statistics
Women.
Science.
Engineering.
Scientists -- United States.
Women scientists -- United States.
Engineers -- United States.
Women engineers -- United States
Sex discrimination in employment -- United States
College graduates -- Employment -- United States
Women
Science
Engineering
Employment -- trends
sciences (philosophy)
engineering.
women (female humans)
science (modern discipline)
SCIENCE -- Essays.
SCIENCE -- Reference.
Women engineers
Women
Sex discrimination in employment
Scientists
Science
Engineers
Engineering
College graduates -- Employment
Doctor of philosophy degree
Women in science
Women scientists
Sekseverschillen.
Loopbaan.
Academici.
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Genre/Form Statistics
Form Electronic book
Author Long, J. Scott
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
LC no. 2001086800
ISBN 9780309503778
0309503779
1280210834
9781280210839
9786610210831
6610210837
0309175275
9780309175272