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Climbing the ladder : an update on the status of doctoral women scientists and engineers / Committee on the Education and Employment of Women in Science and Engineering, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women scientists--United States.
- Women scientists.
- Women engineers--United States.
- Women engineers.
- Women in science--United States.
- Women in science.
- Women in engineering--United States.
- Women in engineering.
- Doctor of philosophy degree--United States.
- Doctor of philosophy degree.
- Women--Education (Graduate)--United States.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (107 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1983.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Climbing the Ladder
- Copyright
- PREFACE
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- DATA SOURCES
- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
- CHAPTER 1 FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUPPLY OF DOCTORAL WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
- HISTORICAL PATTERNS AND THEIR REFLECTIONS
- SCIENTIFIC ABILITY
- TRENDS IN MATH AND SCIENCE PREPARATION IN COLLEGE
- TRENDS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
- 1. Persistence and attrition
- 2. "Parity" at the doctoral level
- CHAPTER 2 THE SUPPLY OF WOMEN DOCTORATES
- MINORITY WOMEN IN SCIENCE
- INSTITUTIONAL ORIGINS
- AGE AT PH.D.
- GRADUATE SCHOOL SUPPORT PATTERNS
- PREDOCTORAL EMPLOYMENT
- MARITAL STATUS
- PLANS AFTER THE PH.D.
- LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
- CHAPTER 3 POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
- REASON FOR TAKING A POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTMENT
- MARITAL STATUS AND POSTDOCTORAL PATTERNS
- HOST INSTITUTIONS
- POSTDOCTORAL STIPENDS
- CHAPTER 4 WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN ACADEME
- ACADEMIC VS. NONACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
- FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
- NUMBERS OF WOMEN FACULTY
- SEX DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
- OFF-LADDER POSITIONS
- HIRING AND PROMOTION OF JUNIOR FACULTY
- TENURE DECISIONS
- ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
- FACULTY SALARIES
- GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY
- CONCLUSION
- CHAPTER 5 DOCTORAL WOMEN IN INDUSTRY
- INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALE PH.D.S
- GROWTH OF PH.D. PERSONNEL
- JOB CHOICES FOR RECENT WOMEN DOCTORATES
- TYPE OF POSITION HELD
- SALARIES
- CONCLUSIONS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- APPENDICES
- APPENDIX A
- APPENDIX B
- What is the Survey of Earned Doctorates?
- What uses are made of the Survey data?
- The confidentiality of Survey data is carefully protected.
- REFERENCES.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliography.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-24596-4
- 9786610245963
- 0-309-56387-9
- OCLC:
- 726823073
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