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Overcoming barriers for women of color in STEM fields : emerging research and opportunities / Pamela M. Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting, USA, Brandi Campbell Villa, Belay Consulting, USA.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leggett-Robinson, Pamela M., 1968- author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in science.
- African American women in the professions.
- Women scientists.
- Feminism and science.
- Professions--Women.
- Professions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 199 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), charts
- Place of Publication:
- Hershey, Pennsylvania : Information Science Reference, [2020]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "This book addresses the formidable barriers faced and overcome by women of color in STEM, as well as how the navigation of the STEM landscape impacts their lives"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Negotiating intersectionality: the triple pressure of being an African American female scientist
- Chapter 2. An assessment of school segregation and its impact on STEM education: New York City school segregation
- Chapter 3. Celebrating transformations through STEM storytelling
- Chapter 4. Successful STEM women of color must network differently
- Chapter 5. Navigating the STEM professoriate as a black woman: surviving but at what cost?
- Chapter 6. A journey worth traveling: mentoring and role models matter
- Chapter 7. Rediscovering our original selves: what did we leave behind (and pick up) on the journey to "success"?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781799848592
- OCLC:
- 1230151345
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