Women in scientific careers : unleashing the potential.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
[Paris, France] : Organisation for Economic Co-operaton and Development,
c2006.
While women account for more than half of university graduates in several OECD countries, they receive only 30% of tertiary degrees granted in science and engineering fields. This publication presents the proceedings of a recent international workshop to assess the underlying causes behind the low participation of women in scientific careers, especially at senior levels, and to identify good practice policies to attract, recruit and retain women in scientific careers in public and private research.--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references.
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Barriers faced by women researchers : segregation by field of work. Statistics on women in science : examples from the European Union / Camilla Gidlöf Regnier -- The gender gap in the public research sector : the case of Denmark / Kamma Langberg -- Women's research careers and scientific productivity in public research / María Bordons and Elba Mauleón -- Women's careers in science and technology in Japan / Mariko Ogawa -- Trends in gender seregation by field of work in higher education / Christian Suter -- Theories into gender segregation in the scientific careers / Yu Xie -- Disparities between men's and women's careers in scientific research : the case of Austria / Ingrid Schacherl -- pt. 3. Barriers faced by women researchers : segregation by hierarchy. Gender as a career factor faced in academic research / Iiris Aaltio -- Initiatives and experiences in gender equality at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Eivind Hiis Hauge -- Does gender matter in scientific leadership? / Rossella Palomba -- Gender and the careers of French university instructors and researchers / Frédérique Pigeyre -- pt. 4. Instruments for change : existing policy measures and programmes. The success of female scientists in the 21st century : an American perspective / Wanda E. Ward -- Encouragement to advance : a programme to promote career strategies for women in German academia / Andrea Löther -- Dutch research council policy actions to encourage the participation of women in science / Wilma van Donselaar -- Instruments for changing gender inequalities in scientific careers / Christel Baltes-Löhr -- Balancing research careers and private lives : do social measures matter? / Aliki Mouriki -- Women in Latin American science and technology : a window of opportunity / Judith Zubieta -- Supply and demand-side actions to promote women in S&T : lessons from the United Kingdom Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology / Jane Butcher -- Women in scientific careers : the case study of Italy / Sveva Avveduto -- pt. 5. Conclusion. Concluding remarks / Maria Stratigaki.
While women account for more than half of university graduates in several OECD countries, they receive only 30% of tertiary degrees granted in science and engineering fields. This publication presents the proceedings of a recent international workshop to assess the underlying causes behind the low participation of women in scientific careers, especially at senior levels, and to identify good practice policies to attract, recruit and retain women in scientific careers in public and private research.--Publisher's description.
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