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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794614003321

Autore

Wolverton Ann

Titolo

Breaking in : women's accounts of how choices shape STEM careers / / Ann Wolverton, Lisa Nagaoka, and Mimi Wolverton ; foreword by Donna J. Dean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Virginia : , : Stylus, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-000-97855-9

1-000-97347-6

1-003-44330-3

1-57922-428-8

1-62036-245-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

52 numbered pages : illustrations, photographs

Collana

Journeys to Leadership Series

Disciplina

509.252

Soggetti

Women in science

Women scientists

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The realities of breaking in -- Fascination, fun, and flexibility / Cynthia Barnhart -- A curious mind / Linda S. Birnbaum -- The consummate professor / Susan Blessing -- Academia: a good fit / Teresa D. Golden -- A life full of serendipitous options / Sharon Hays -- Enjoying a life that fits / Angela Hessler -- An ardent adventurer / Bonnie F. Jacobs -- Just happened to be in the right place at the right time, and incredibly bright / Radia Perlman -- The realities of choice -- Is the past the present? -- Hidden choices -- Choices: Is the past the future?